Bathory – The Lake chords
Chords:
[Intro] Am F G [Verse 1]Am BbThe one eyed old man told me that the face that I will seeAm BbHas paralysed a thousand brave mensure of victoryAm BbI cannot fight blindfolded and I'd freeze if I should seeAm BbSo I need to sacrifice my eyes to see all from withinAm BbThe one eyed old man had told me of a lake that no one knowsAmWhere the end of the sky unites with thebottomBbCountless feet down deepAmAnd he told me when this world was youngBbInto its depths his eye he had thrownAmSo that, though one eyed,Bbhe could see more than can be seen[Chorus]F C DmI'll throw my eyes into the lakeF C DmSo that I will see from withinF C DmI'll throw my eyes into the lakeF C Bb DmAnd when blind I will still seeAm F GAt the bottom of the lakeAm F G AmMy two eyes will shine like the starsAm F GAt the bottom of the lakeAm F G CmI will see no matter how near or farCm G# BbAt the bottom of the lakeCm G# Bb CmMy two eyes will shine like the starsCm G# BbAt the bottom of the lakeCm G# G CmI will see no matter how near or far[Verse 2]AmRegardless at which speed my horseBbTakes me through the nightAmNo matter how sharp the bladeBbOf my sword seems to beAEven with the aid of two pairBbOf eyes way up highAmIn the end before the Beast its faceBbI would have had to seeAmBut with my two eyes in the depthsBbMy vision is supremeAmI see all things that can't be seenBbBut not my hand held out in front of meAmThe face that makes men freezeBbI now need not see at allAmI'll feel the presence of the BeastBbBut will not need to stare him down no more[Chorus]F C DmI'll throw my eyes into the lakeF C DmSo that I will see from withinF C DmI'll throw my eyes into the lakeF C Bb DmAnd when blind I will still seeAm F GAt the bottom of the lakeAm F G AmMy two eyes will shine like the starsAm F GAt the bottom of the lakeAm F G CmI will see no matter how near or farCm G# BbAt the bottom of the lakeCm G# Bb CmMy two eyes will shine like the starsCm G# BbAt the bottom of the lakeCm G# Bb CmI will see no matter how near or far