Glory And Gore

          Ab                    Fm
There's a humming in the restless 
summer air
           Cm                    
And we're slipping off the course 
Bb
that we prepared
           Ab             
But in all chaos, there is 
    Fm
calculation
Cm
Dropping glasses just to hear them 
break
            Ab                     
You've been drinking like the world
   Fm
 was gonna end (it didn't)
       Cm                  Bb
Took a shiner from the fist of your 
best friend (go figure)
Ab                         Fm
  It's clear that someone's gotta go
   Cm
We mean it but I promise we're not 
mean


        Ab          Fm       Cm
And the cry goes out  (Haaa-oh)
    Bb
They lose their minds for us
       Ab           Fm      Bb
And how it plays out  (Haaa-oh)
Bb
Now we're in the ring and we're 
coming for blood


Ab                           Fm
  You could try and take us (oh-oh)
                          Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
                  Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm                   Bb
  But secretly they're saviors
Ab                         Fm
 Glory and gore go hand in hand
                        Cm       
That's why we're making headlines 
  Ab
(Oh! Oh!)
Continues after the ad
                           Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm            Bb
  But victory's contagious


Ab               Fm
Delicate in every way but one (the 
swordplay)
    Cm                  Bb
God knows we like archaic kinds of 
fun (the old way)
Ab                Fm
Chance is the only game I play with,
 baby
Cm
We let our battles choose us

        Ab          Fm       Cm
And the cry goes out  (Haaa-oh)
    Bb
They lose their minds for us
       Ab           Fm      Bb
And how it plays out  (Haaa-oh)
Bb
Now we're in the ring and we're 
coming for blood


Ab                           Fm
  You could try and take us (oh-oh)
                          Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
                  Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm                   Bb
  But secretly they're saviors
Ab                         Fm
 Glory and gore go hand in hand
                        Ab
That's why we're making headlines 
(Oh! Oh!)
                           Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm            Bb
  But victory's contagious


Fm                                
No-one round here's good at 
             Ab
keeping their eyes closed
    Fm                             
The sun's starting to light up when
               Ab
 we're walking home
Cm                   Bb
Tired little laughs, gold-lie 
promises, we'll always win at this
Bb                       Ab
I don't ever think about death
       Fm                    Cm (I 
go lower than the usual Cm), Fm 
(strum once)
It's alright if you do, it's fine
Ab                                
We gladiate but I guess we're 
            Fm
really fighting ourselves
Ab                                  
                    Cm    Fm(strum 
once)
Roughing up our minds so we're ready
 when the kill time comes
Ab                 Fm
Wide awake in bed, words in my 
brain,
"Secretly you love this do you even 
         Cm
wanna go free?"
Ab                                
Let me in the ring, I'll show you 
               Cm   Fm
what that big word means

Ab                           Fm
  You could try and take us (oh-oh)
                          Ab
But we're the gladiators (Oh! Oh!)
                  Fm
Everyone a rager (oh-oh)
Cm                   Bb
  But secretly they're saviors
Ab                         Fm
 Glory and gore go hand in hand
                        Cm       
That's why we're making headlines 
  Ab
(Oh! Oh!)
                           Fm
You could try and take us (oh-oh)
Cm            Bb              
Fm(optional strum once)
  But victory's contagious