AIN'T YOUR FAIRYTALE - Sonata Arctica
Standard Tuning (EADGBe), Capo 1
[INTRO]
G Bm
The ones who seek justice
E Bm G
Will pray for it all their lives
Bm A
They can and they will skin us all one day
E G
Oh can you hear them cries?
Bm A
As far as the man can run from us
D G
We're following the trail of blood
Bm E F#
So hunt my young ones
[VERSE]
Bm
I have always known the storm would come
D A
Listen now my young ones
Bm D A
This not a story I tell of midnight, moon and sun
{PRE-CHORUS]
G A D
Are you ready to walk the forbidden road
E G
Learn again what we tried to forget
A Bm
The dark can now take over you
[VERSE]
D A
We have a common past, an ancient bond the people once broke
Bm D A
We would only take what we need, they would harvest our weak
[PRE-CHORUS]
G A D
But they hunted us all, We ended the last of them
E G
Thus far, ten lifetimes ago
A F#
In hopes of healing the sore, but the war still went on
[CHORUS]
G A
Preying for the moon, hiding for the day
D D/C# Bm A
These might be ou - r last times
G A F#
I ain't gonna see you taken away
G A
Heading for the dawn of our way of life
D D/C# Bm A
You're welcome to give it your best try
G A F# Bm A Bm
Look me in the eyes, oh wolver, this ain't your fairy tale
[VERSE]
Bm D A
It took us many years to teach them how to cry wolf
Bm
We made the people serve the purpose
D A
Those ignorant fools (my young ones)
[PRE-CHORUS]
G A D
Teach the ones below you something you've learned
E
And learn from the ones above you
G A F#
Fear is your deepest wisdom for these last days
[CHORUS]
G A
Preying for the moon, hiding for the day
D D/C# Bm A
These might be ou - r last times
G A F#
I ain't gonna see you taken away
G A
Heading for the dawn of our way of life
D D/C# Bm A
You're welcome to give it your best try
G A F# Bm A Bm
Look me in the eyes, oh wolver, this ain't your fairy tale
[INTRO REVISIT]
G Bm E Bm G
The ones who seek justice, will pray for it all their lives
Bm A E G
They can and they will skin us all one day, oh can you hear them cries?
Bm A D G
As far as the man can run from us we're following the trail of blood
Bm E F#
So hunt my young ones, the pack they have always feared is back
[SOLO]
G Bm E Bm G Bm A E
G Bm A D G Bm E F#
[BRIDGE]
Bm D A
On your last day, remember, we never die
Bm D A
Death does not exist for us
[PRE-CHORUS]
G A D
They don't fear the wolf, but the wild within
E G
No glory to the way this must end
A F#
This is a story I told unfolding before you
[CHORUS]
G A
Preying for the moon, hiding for the day
D D/C# Bm A
These might be ou - r last times
G A F#
I ain't gonna see you taken away
G A
Heading for the dawn of our way of life
D D/C# Bm A
You're welcome to give it your best try
G A F# Bm A Bm
Look me in the eyes, oh wolver, this ain't your fairy tale
[OUTRO]
G Bm E Bm G
The ones who seek justice, will pray for it all their lives
Bm A E G
They can and they will skin us all one day, oh can you hear them cries?
Bm A D G
As far as the man can run from us we're following the trail of blood
Bm E F# Bm
So hunt my young ones, the pack they have always feared is back