Like a lot of Alarm songs the deceiver is played with the guitar tuned down a semi tone to Eb
INTRO: G#m F# C#m E X2
VERSE 1:
G#m F# C#m E
You are the power and the glory
G#m F# C#m E
You are the weakness in defeat
G#m F# C#m E
Like the rise and the fall of the British Empire
G#m F# C#m E
You make me sick with your conceit
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
You are, you are the weakness
A G#m F#
You are, you are, you are, you are the sickness that's in my soul
CHORUS:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# Gm
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
G#m E F#
You are not welcome in my life
VERSE 2:
G#m F# C#m E
You are the maker of illusions
G#m F# C#m E
You break up every dream we've ever made
G#m F# C#m E
And as I rise up from the ashes, would you believe it
G#m F# C#m E
You raise your ugly head, have you no shame, well
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
Too long, too long you have lain there
A G#m F#
Too far, too long, too strong, well I will break your hold
CHORUS:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# Gm
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
G#m E F#
You are not welcome in my life
BREAK: G#m F# C#m E X2
PRE CHORUS:
A G#m
You are, you are the weakness within us
A G#m F#
You are, you are, you are, you are the sickness that's in my soul
ENDING:
B E F# E
You are, you are you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the maker, you sow the seeds for our dest(ruction)
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, you break up everything we've done
B G#m F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver, you hold you hands out for for(giveness)
B G#m F# E
You bite the hands, the hands that feed
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the maker
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, what profit if you gave a(way)
B E F# E
You are you, are you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat, you are the down(fall)
B E F# E
You are you, are you are the deceiver, what profit if you (gave away)
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat
B E F# E
You are, you are, you are the deceiver
B E F# E
You are called greed and you're a cheat