Fortress Chords by Alter Bridge
Tempo:
119.15 bpm
Chords used:
C#
C#m
A
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G#] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
If I lost to wonder forever,
[A] perhaps for the rest of [C#m] my days, if all that has been surrendered
will [A] just go [C#m] to waste.
You left me out in the distance, [A] to wander this [C#m] world on my own.
Sometimes it's so hard to admit it, but [A] I can't let [C#m] go.
I can't let you go.
[E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all.
The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] No, we can't save it, we [D] can't save it [C#] all.
Everything is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] Go on and take [D] it all, go on and take it all.
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
One thing I know is for certain, [A] we cannot have [C#m] all we want.
Still, this will not stop the hurting.
It [A] is never [C#m] gone.
Now I hold on to the one thing, [A] too fragile to [C#m] stand on its own.
The fortress we built is crumbling.
Still, [G#] I can't [C#m] let go.
[C#] I can't let you go.
[E] Go on and take it [D] all,
[C#] [C#] go on and take it all.
I [E] know it [D]
[C#] is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
[A] [C#]
[E] Go on and [D]
[C#]
[E] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#] take it all, [A] go on and take it all.
I know [A] that I promised, [E] but I can't regret what is gone.
No, I [G#] can't regret what is [D#m] gone.
[C#]
[A]
The fortress gone, [E] the fortress gone.
[G#] You're
[F#] [Fm] [A]
[C#] [F] [D#]
[D] [A]
[D#] [F#]
[F] [D] [C#]
[B]
[B] [D]
[C#]
[G#m] [C#] [C#m]
[G] [B]
[E] [C#] [G#m]
[G] [B] [G#]
[D]
[A] [G#m]
[D] [C#] [C#m]
not
You can't take [G] it
[B] [C#]
[G] [B] all.
[G#]
[D]
[G#]
[D#]
[E] [C#] [F#]
[D#] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m]
[B]
[C#] [G#m] I know it is gone.
[A]
[C#m] In the end, [C#]
too far gone.
At least I can't die.
[C#m] Still, I keep holding on.
[B] No, [C#m] there's still [A] time.
From the [F#] outside [C#]
looking in, everything seems fine.
[C#m] But [G#] the fortress [C#] cave in and [B] comes down on me [A] tonight.
[E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all.
[E] I know we can save it [D] all, know we can save it [C#] all.
I think it's gone.
Oh, I've seen [D] it all, oh, I've seen it all.
[A] The fortress [C#] gone, [E] the fortress
[D] [C#m]
gone.
You can't take it [A] all.
[G#m] You can't take it all.
[C#]
You can't take it all.
[G#] [D] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
If I lost to wonder forever,
[A] perhaps for the rest of [C#m] my days, if all that has been surrendered
will [A] just go [C#m] to waste.
You left me out in the distance, [A] to wander this [C#m] world on my own.
Sometimes it's so hard to admit it, but [A] I can't let [C#m] go.
I can't let you go.
[E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all.
The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] No, we can't save it, we [D] can't save it [C#] all.
Everything is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] Go on and take [D] it all, go on and take it all.
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
One thing I know is for certain, [A] we cannot have [C#m] all we want.
Still, this will not stop the hurting.
It [A] is never [C#m] gone.
Now I hold on to the one thing, [A] too fragile to [C#m] stand on its own.
The fortress we built is crumbling.
Still, [G#] I can't [C#m] let go.
[C#] I can't let you go.
[E] Go on and take it [D] all,
[C#] [C#] go on and take it all.
I [E] know it [D]
[C#] is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
[A] [C#]
[E] Go on and [D]
[C#]
[E] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
[F#]
[C#] take it all, [A] go on and take it all.
I know [A] that I promised, [E] but I can't regret what is gone.
No, I [G#] can't regret what is [D#m] gone.
[C#]
[A]
The fortress gone, [E] the fortress gone.
[G#] You're
[F#] [Fm] [A]
[C#] [F] [D#]
[D] [A]
[D#] [F#]
[F] [D] [C#]
[B]
[B] [D]
[C#]
[G#m] [C#] [C#m]
[G] [B]
[E] [C#] [G#m]
[G] [B] [G#]
[D]
[A] [G#m]
[D] [C#] [C#m]
not
You can't take [G] it
[B] [C#]
[G] [B] all.
[G#]
[D]
[G#]
[D#]
[E] [C#] [F#]
[D#] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m]
[B]
[C#] [G#m] I know it is gone.
[A]
[C#m] In the end, [C#]
too far gone.
At least I can't die.
[C#m] Still, I keep holding on.
[B] No, [C#m] there's still [A] time.
From the [F#] outside [C#]
looking in, everything seems fine.
[C#m] But [G#] the fortress [C#] cave in and [B] comes down on me [A] tonight.
[E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all.
[E] I know we can save it [D] all, know we can save it [C#] all.
I think it's gone.
Oh, I've seen [D] it all, oh, I've seen it all.
[A] The fortress [C#] gone, [E] the fortress
[D] [C#m]
gone.
You can't take it [A] all.
[G#m] You can't take it all.
[C#]
You can't take it all.
[G#] [D] [C#]
Key:
C#
C#m
A
D
E
C#
C#m
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
If I lost to wonder forever, _ _
[A] perhaps for the rest of [C#m] my days, if all that has been surrendered
will [A] just go [C#m] to waste. _
You left me out in the distance, [A] to wander this [C#m] world on my own. _
Sometimes it's so hard to admit it, but [A] I _ can't let [C#m] go.
I can't let you go. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all.
_ _ _ The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] No, we can't save it, we [D] _ can't save it [C#] all.
_ _ _ Everything is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
_ _ The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] Go on and take [D] it all, go on and take it all.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
One thing I know is for certain, _ [A] we cannot have [C#m] all we want.
Still, this will not stop the hurting.
It [A] is never [C#m] _ gone. _ _
Now I hold on to the one thing, [A] too fragile to [C#m] stand on its own. _
The fortress we built is crumbling.
Still, [G#] I can't [C#m] let go.
[C#] I can't let you go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Go on and take it [D] all, _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [C#] _ _ go on and take it all.
I [E] know it _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _
[E] Go on and _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] take it all, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] go on and take it all.
I know _ [A] that I promised, _ [E] but I can't regret what is gone.
_ No, I [G#] can't regret what is [D#m] gone.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
The fortress gone, [E] the _ _ fortress gone.
_ [G#] You're _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ not_
You can't take [G] it _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ all.
[G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#m] I know it is gone. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] In the end, [C#]
too far gone.
At least I can't die.
_ [C#m] _ Still, I keep holding on.
[B] No, _ _ _ _ [C#m] there's still [A] time. _ _ _
_ _ From the [F#] outside _ [C#]
looking in, _ everything seems fine.
_ [C#m] _ But [G#] the fortress [C#] cave in and [B] comes down _ _ on me _ _ [A] _ tonight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I know we can save it [D] all, know we can save it [C#] all.
I _ _ _ think it's gone.
Oh, I've seen [D] it all, oh, I've seen it all. _ _
[A] The fortress [C#] gone, [E] the fortress _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
gone.
You can't take it [A] all. _ _ _
[G#m] You can't take it all.
[C#] _ _ _ _
You can't take it all. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
If I lost to wonder forever, _ _
[A] perhaps for the rest of [C#m] my days, if all that has been surrendered
will [A] just go [C#m] to waste. _
You left me out in the distance, [A] to wander this [C#m] world on my own. _
Sometimes it's so hard to admit it, but [A] I _ can't let [C#m] go.
I can't let you go. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all.
_ _ _ The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] No, we can't save it, we [D] _ can't save it [C#] all.
_ _ _ Everything is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
_ _ The fortress gone and the fortress gone.
[E] Go on and take [D] it all, go on and take it all.
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
One thing I know is for certain, _ [A] we cannot have [C#m] all we want.
Still, this will not stop the hurting.
It [A] is never [C#m] _ gone. _ _
Now I hold on to the one thing, [A] too fragile to [C#m] stand on its own. _
The fortress we built is crumbling.
Still, [G#] I can't [C#m] let go.
[C#] I can't let you go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Go on and take it [D] all, _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [C#] _ _ go on and take it all.
I [E] know it _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ is gone.
[E] Oh, I've seen it [D] all, oh, I've seen it [C#] all.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _
[E] Go on and _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] take it all, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] go on and take it all.
I know _ [A] that I promised, _ [E] but I can't regret what is gone.
_ No, I [G#] can't regret what is [D#m] gone.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
The fortress gone, [E] the _ _ fortress gone.
_ [G#] You're _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ not_
You can't take [G] it _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ all.
[G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#] _ _ [G#m] I know it is gone. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] In the end, [C#]
too far gone.
At least I can't die.
_ [C#m] _ Still, I keep holding on.
[B] No, _ _ _ _ [C#m] there's still [A] time. _ _ _
_ _ From the [F#] outside _ [C#]
looking in, _ everything seems fine.
_ [C#m] _ But [G#] the fortress [C#] cave in and [B] comes down _ _ on me _ _ [A] _ tonight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Go on and take it [D] all, go on and take it [C#] all. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I know we can save it [D] all, know we can save it [C#] all.
I _ _ _ think it's gone.
Oh, I've seen [D] it all, oh, I've seen it all. _ _
[A] The fortress [C#] gone, [E] the fortress _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
gone.
You can't take it [A] all. _ _ _
[G#m] You can't take it all.
[C#] _ _ _ _
You can't take it all. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _