Capo 1st fret
Intro
[E]
Verse 1
Tale as old as h[E]honey
A moment everyb[C#m]everybody knows
Yeah, I'm sure there was h[B]heartbreak
Inside the walls of J[B]Jericho
I couldn't bel[E]believe it
How you could just stop w[C#m]wanting me
You burnt down Easter [B]Island
As if it wasn't s[F#m]sacred, as if it wasn't s[E/G#]sacred to me
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Chorus
[A] I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[B] I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[E] I tried to re-write it but I c[B]can't
It's the history, the h[E/G#]history of man
[A] She stays up, he's sleeping like a lamb
[B] She begs him, hе says he doesn't understand
[E] Shе loves him more than anyone ever has
[B] In the history, the history of m[F#m]man
It's the history of m[E]man (Yeah)
Verse 2
You didn't even f[E]falter
Didn't look back [C#m]once, did you?
So Samson blamed Del[B]Delilah
But given half the ch[B]chance I, I would have made him weaker too
Pre-Chorus
S[F#m]Sirens sound and tr[A]trumpets blaring
Y[F#m]You walked out, oh
W[B]Without sweating
Chorus
[A] I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[B] I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[E] I tried to re-write it but I c[B]can't
It's the history, the h[E/G#]history of man (History)
[A] She stays up, he's sleeping like a lamb
[B] She begs him, hе says he doesn't understand
[E] Shе loves him more than anyone ever has
[B] In the history, the history of man (History)
Bridge
He st[F#m]stole our youth and promised heaven
The m[A]men start wars yet Troy hates Helen
W[F#m]Women's hearts are lethal weapons
D[A]Did you hold mine and feel threatened?
H[F#m]Hear my lyrics, taste my venom
Y[B]You are still my great obsession
Chorus
[A] I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[B] I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[E] I tried to re-write it but I c[B]can't
It's the history, the h[E/G#]history of man (History)
[A] I stay up, you're sleeping like a lamb
[B] I beg you and you don't understand
[E] I hold on, I try to hold your hand
[B] I save you a seat and then you say you wanna stand
[C#m] So you'll lose me, the best you'll ever have
[B] It's the history, the history of man