Toad The Wet Sprocket Architect Of The Ruin chords

Architect Of The Ruin by Toad The Wet Sprocket

[Intro]

B-C#m G#m (the C#m is only the 4th beat of the first measure)
B-C#m G#m

[Verse 1]

       C#m      B
Settle down, be still
      C#m           B
It is all a test of will
        C#m           B                 A
We just need a little time to find some shelter,
   A                   C#m     B
To hide a while in the story’s fine
           C#m                  B
You’ve got yours, well I’ve got mine
             C#m            B
They’re just markers on the map to find
    A                  A              E
The truth that’s lying in the middle

[Chorus 1]

             C#m
It’s easy to rage
             B
It’s easy to blame
             A                      E
It’s easy to crumble and curse your name
                 C#m
But I owe you my life
                B
I’ll swallow my pride
                     A            
‘Cause I was the the architect of half of the ruin

[Interlude]

B-C#m G#m

[Verse 2]

        C#m            B
All the hurt and angry men
         C#m             B
Play the victim till the end
      C#m            B
Never easing their defenses
       A                A                E
Well I won’t be them, I won’t be bitter

[Chorus 2]

             C#m
It’s easy to rage
             B
It’s easy to blame
             A           A          E
It’s easy to crumble and curse your name
                 C#m
But I owe you my life
                B
I’ll swallow my pride
       A                           
‘Cause part of me always knew just what I was doing
A                              E
Architect of half of the ruin

[Bridge]

          E                   B
I want to see this through my eyes
            B            A
A year from now or maybe five
           A              B
A shortcut forward to the day
            B
It’s just a memory of change

[Solo]

E C#m B A
E C#m B A A E

[Chorus 3]

             C#m
It’s easy to rage
             B
It’s easy to blame
             A                      E
It’s easy to crumble and curse your name
                 C#m
But I owe you my life
                B
I’ll swallow my pride
       A                            
‘Cause part of me always knew just what I was doing
A                             
Architect of half of the ruin

[Outro]

B-C#m G#m
B-C#m G#m

Note. On an acoustic guitar this song sounds best to me when you leave the top two strings open as much as possible.  For instance, you can play:

A* x02200
B* x24400
C#m* x46600
G*m 466400
E 022100