Biography:
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and then bassist Sami Vänskä after the release of their debut album, Angels Fall First (1997). In 2001, Vänskä was replaced by Marco Hietala, who also took over the male vocalist role previously filled by Holopainen or guest singers.
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Other songs:
- Amaranth
- Creek Marys Blood
- Élan
- For The Heart I Once Had
- Gethsmane
- I Want My Tears Back
- Islander
- Meadows Of Heaven
- Moondance
- Nemo
- Over The Hills And Far Away
- Slow, Love, Slow
- The Escapist
- The Islander
- Turn Loose The Mermaids
- Alpenglow
- Astral Romance
- Away
- Beauty And The Beast
- Cadence Of Her Last Breath
- Dark Chest Of Wonders
- Dead Boys Poem
- Dead To The World
- Edema Ruh
- Escapist
- Eva
- Ever Dream
- Feel For You
- Forever Yours
- Gethsemane
- Ghost Love Score
- Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
- Lagoon
- Last Ride Of The Day
- Nightwish
- Ocean Soul
- Once Upon A Troubadour
- Our Decades In The Sun
- Planet Hell
- Shudder Before The Beautiful
- Sleeping Sun
- Sleepwalker
- Slow Love Slow
- Stargazers
- Storytime
- Swanheart
- Taikatalvi
- The Carpenter
- The Crow The Owl And The Dove
- The Heart Asks Pleasure First
- The Kinslayer
- The Poet And The Pendulum
- The Riddler
- The Wayfarer
- Walking In The Air
- While Your Lips Are Still Red
- Wish I Had An Angel
Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Orchestra
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Guitar
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm-F#
[Verse]
Em
Once upon a time a song was heard
Giving birth to a child of earth and verse
Em F F# G
Together we slay another fright
Em F F# G
Every Jubjub bird, spooks of the past
Em F F# G
Close your eyes and take a peek
Em G F# Em D
The truth is easy to see
[Chorus]
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Em Bm
Writing an endless story
Em Bm D
Building a Walden of our own
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Grieving the saddened faces
Em-G D Em
Conquering the darkest places
G D
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Am G D
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm-F#
[Verse]
Em
Hand in hand guiding me into light
You, the fairytale guise in blue and white
Em F F# G
Together we slay another fright
Em F F# G
Every Jubjub bird, spooks of the past
Em F F# G
Close your eyes and take a peek
Em G F# Em D
The truth is easy to see
[Chorus]
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Em Bm
Writing an endless story
Em Bm D
Building a Walden of our own
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Grieving the saddened faces
Em-G D Em
Conquering the darkest places
G D
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Am G D
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Em Bm
Em Bm
Em Bm D
G-F#-Em Bm
Em-G D Em
G D Am G D
[Bridge]
Em
You are my path my home my star
A beautiful tale within the tale
And when the dust needs to move on
Em C D Em
I will tuck us in on a bed of snow
G D Em
Painting white, silencing the valley we built
C
Together we’ll sleep
D Em
Devoured by life
[Chorus]
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Em Bm
Writing an endless story
Em Bm D
Building a Walden of our own
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Grieving the saddened faces
Gm-Bb F Gm
Conquering the darkest places
Bb F
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Cm Bb F
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Bb A Gm
We were here
Dm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Gm Dm
Writing an endless story
Gm Dm F
Building a Walden of our own
Bb A Gm
We were here
Dm
Grieving the saddened faces
Gm-Bb F Gm
Conquering the darkest places
Bb F
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Cm Bb F
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Orchestra
Gm Eb F Gm
While guitar
Gm…
Bb-Gm
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Guitar
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm-F#
[Verse]
Em
Once upon a time a song was heard
Giving birth to a child of earth and verse
Em F F# G
Together we slay another fright
Em F F# G
Every Jubjub bird, spooks of the past
Em F F# G
Close your eyes and take a peek
Em G F# Em D
The truth is easy to see
[Chorus]
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Em Bm
Writing an endless story
Em Bm D
Building a Walden of our own
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Grieving the saddened faces
Em-G D Em
Conquering the darkest places
G D
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Am G D
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Gm Eb F
Gm Bb F
Gm Eb F Gm
Gm-F#
[Verse]
Em
Hand in hand guiding me into light
You, the fairytale guise in blue and white
Em F F# G
Together we slay another fright
Em F F# G
Every Jubjub bird, spooks of the past
Em F F# G
Close your eyes and take a peek
Em G F# Em D
The truth is easy to see
[Chorus]
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Em Bm
Writing an endless story
Em Bm D
Building a Walden of our own
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Grieving the saddened faces
Em-G D Em
Conquering the darkest places
G D
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Am G D
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Em Bm
Em Bm
Em Bm D
G-F#-Em Bm
Em-G D Em
G D Am G D
[Bridge]
Em
You are my path my home my star
A beautiful tale within the tale
And when the dust needs to move on
Em C D Em
I will tuck us in on a bed of snow
G D Em
Painting white, silencing the valley we built
C
Together we’ll sleep
D Em
Devoured by life
[Chorus]
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Em Bm
Writing an endless story
Em Bm D
Building a Walden of our own
G F# Em
We were here
Bm
Grieving the saddened faces
Gm-Bb F Gm
Conquering the darkest places
Bb F
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Cm Bb F
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Bb A Gm
We were here
Dm
Roaming on the endless prairie
Gm Dm
Writing an endless story
Gm Dm F
Building a Walden of our own
Bb A Gm
We were here
Dm
Grieving the saddened faces
Gm-Bb F Gm
Conquering the darkest places
Bb F
Time to rest now and to finish the show
Cm Bb F
And become the music, one with alpenglow
Orchestra
Gm Eb F Gm
While guitar
Gm…
Bb-Gm
