The Numbers Chords by Rise Against
Tempo:
163.75 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
E
Abm
B
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [N]
[D] [Abm]
[Ab]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Ab]
[E] [Gb]
[E] [B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
[E]
[B]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab]
We're back in time as [B] we wait for [E] the signal, [Ab] sharpened in place while [E] we wait on [Gb] the stun.
[Ab] These cold nights, [B] we're almost [Gb]
unbearable.
The purpose keeps [Ab] us warm, let the legions [B] walk crossing our fingers, [Ab] a bark with no
bite, [E] no teeth, [Ab] just a roar.
You're not a boar, and [B] I'm not a tiger, splinter.
[Gb] We are [Ab] ready [B] but we're [Db] bored, [Ab] just holding [Gb] our place [B] in line.
[Gb] Everything moves [B] too slow now, [Ab] breaking [E] apart [Gb] in time.
We [Abm] have the power, [Ab]
we have the [Ab] numbers now, it's all just [E] a constant illusion of [B] control.
[Db] [Eb] They break [Abm] us like horses, how long will we take [Ab] their plow?
What will [E]
continue to be is [B] what [Db] we allow.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Abm]
And so we worship an altar so empty, consumption of something we don't [B] need at all.
[Abm] Hope we can't fill a [B] never-ending song.
Again from the [Ab] top now.
Desperate cases, [B] we all pick a [Ab] profile.
Mass surveillance, [E] we open [Gb] the door.
[Ab] Real affairs, [B] blurred lines of bright [Gb] and wrong.
Smear it up so we [E] can't slow down [Abm] at [Gb] this [E] velocity.
[B] One wrong [Gb] move and [E] we go [Abm] down, race for the [Gb] record name.
We [Abm] have the power, [Ab]
we have the numbers now, it's all just [E] a constant illusion of [B] control.
[Db] [Eb] They break us [Ab] like horses, [Abm] how long will we take their plow?
What will [E]
continue to be [B] is what we [Db] allow.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Abm] Heavy [Ab] are the chains [Abm] we fasten to [E] ourselves.
Gathering [B] the bonds, [Gb] shaping to [Ab] a crown.
Is the saddle comfortable?
Do these reins [Abm] feel tight [E] enough?
Will you gallop when you're [B] kicked?
[Gb] Or throw the [Ab] rider off?
Are [Abm] you willing and able?
Are you spoken [E] for, tested, served, or trebled?
Until it [Ab] all gives out, listen, [Abm]
fuck what you [Ab] call normal.
This pressure to [E] conform, it's your trail to [Gb] blaze.
Or your bridge [Db] to burn.
[Eb] [E]
[Gb] Your bridge [Db] to burn.
[Eb] [E]
[Bbm] [Ab]
Yes, [Abm] we have the [Ab] power, we [Abm] have the numbers [Ab] now, it's all just [E] a constant illusion of [B]
control.
[Db] [Eb] They break us [Abm] like horses, [Ab] how long will we take their plow?
What [E] will continue to be is [B] what we allow.
[Eb]
Will [Abm] we allow?
[Ab]
[Abm]
[D] [Abm]
[Ab]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Ab]
[E] [Gb]
[E] [B] [Db]
[Eb] [Abm]
[E]
[B]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab]
We're back in time as [B] we wait for [E] the signal, [Ab] sharpened in place while [E] we wait on [Gb] the stun.
[Ab] These cold nights, [B] we're almost [Gb]
unbearable.
The purpose keeps [Ab] us warm, let the legions [B] walk crossing our fingers, [Ab] a bark with no
bite, [E] no teeth, [Ab] just a roar.
You're not a boar, and [B] I'm not a tiger, splinter.
[Gb] We are [Ab] ready [B] but we're [Db] bored, [Ab] just holding [Gb] our place [B] in line.
[Gb] Everything moves [B] too slow now, [Ab] breaking [E] apart [Gb] in time.
We [Abm] have the power, [Ab]
we have the [Ab] numbers now, it's all just [E] a constant illusion of [B] control.
[Db] [Eb] They break [Abm] us like horses, how long will we take [Ab] their plow?
What will [E]
continue to be is [B] what [Db] we allow.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Abm]
And so we worship an altar so empty, consumption of something we don't [B] need at all.
[Abm] Hope we can't fill a [B] never-ending song.
Again from the [Ab] top now.
Desperate cases, [B] we all pick a [Ab] profile.
Mass surveillance, [E] we open [Gb] the door.
[Ab] Real affairs, [B] blurred lines of bright [Gb] and wrong.
Smear it up so we [E] can't slow down [Abm] at [Gb] this [E] velocity.
[B] One wrong [Gb] move and [E] we go [Abm] down, race for the [Gb] record name.
We [Abm] have the power, [Ab]
we have the numbers now, it's all just [E] a constant illusion of [B] control.
[Db] [Eb] They break us [Ab] like horses, [Abm] how long will we take their plow?
What will [E]
continue to be [B] is what we [Db] allow.
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Abm] Heavy [Ab] are the chains [Abm] we fasten to [E] ourselves.
Gathering [B] the bonds, [Gb] shaping to [Ab] a crown.
Is the saddle comfortable?
Do these reins [Abm] feel tight [E] enough?
Will you gallop when you're [B] kicked?
[Gb] Or throw the [Ab] rider off?
Are [Abm] you willing and able?
Are you spoken [E] for, tested, served, or trebled?
Until it [Ab] all gives out, listen, [Abm]
fuck what you [Ab] call normal.
This pressure to [E] conform, it's your trail to [Gb] blaze.
Or your bridge [Db] to burn.
[Eb] [E]
[Gb] Your bridge [Db] to burn.
[Eb] [E]
[Bbm] [Ab]
Yes, [Abm] we have the [Ab] power, we [Abm] have the numbers [Ab] now, it's all just [E] a constant illusion of [B]
control.
[Db] [Eb] They break us [Abm] like horses, [Ab] how long will we take their plow?
What [E] will continue to be is [B] what we allow.
[Eb]
Will [Abm] we allow?
[Ab]
[Abm]
Key:
Ab
E
Abm
B
Gb
Ab
E
Abm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We're back in time as [B] we wait for [E] the signal, [Ab] sharpened in place while [E] we wait on [Gb] the stun.
[Ab] These cold nights, [B] we're almost [Gb] _
unbearable.
_ _ The purpose keeps [Ab] us warm, let the legions [B] walk crossing our fingers, [Ab] a bark with no
bite, [E] no teeth, [Ab] just a roar.
You're not a boar, and [B] I'm not a tiger, splinter.
[Gb] _ _ We are [Ab] ready [B] but we're _ [Db] bored, [Ab] just holding [Gb] our place [B] in line.
_ _ [Gb] Everything moves [B] too slow now, [Ab] breaking [E] apart [Gb] in time.
_ _ We [Abm] have the power, [Ab] _ _ _
we have the [Ab] numbers _ now, it's all just [E] a _ constant illusion _ of [B] control. _ _
[Db] _ [Eb] They break [Abm] us like horses, _ _ how long will we take [Ab] their plow?
What will [E] _
_ continue to be _ is [B] what _ [Db] we allow.
_ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And so we worship an altar so empty, consumption of something we don't [B] need at all.
[Abm] Hope we can't fill a [B] never-ending _ song.
_ Again from the [Ab] top now.
Desperate cases, [B] we all pick a [Ab] profile.
Mass surveillance, [E] we open [Gb] the door.
[Ab] Real affairs, [B] blurred lines of bright [Gb] and wrong.
_ Smear it up so we [E] can't slow down [Abm] at [Gb] this [E] velocity.
_ _ [B] One wrong [Gb] move and [E] we go [Abm] down, race for the [Gb] record _ _ name.
_ We [Abm] have the power, [Ab] _ _ _
we have the _ _ numbers now, it's all just [E] a _ constant _ illusion of [B] _ control. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] They break us [Ab] like horses, _ _ [Abm] _ how long will we take their plow?
What will [E] _
_ continue to be _ [B] is _ what we [Db] allow.
[Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] Heavy [Ab] _ are the _ chains [Abm] we fasten to _ [E] ourselves.
_ _ _ _ Gathering [B] the bonds, _ _ [Gb] shaping to [Ab] a crown.
Is the saddle _ _ comfortable?
_ Do these reins [Abm] feel tight [E] enough?
_ Will you gallop when you're [B] kicked?
_ [Gb] Or throw the [Ab] rider off?
Are [Abm] you willing and able?
_ _ Are you spoken [E] for, tested, _ served, or trebled? _ _ _
Until it [Ab] all gives out, listen, [Abm] _
fuck what you [Ab] call normal.
_ This pressure to _ [E] conform, _ it's your trail to [Gb] blaze. _ _
Or your bridge [Db] to burn. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ Your bridge [Db] to burn. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, _ [Abm] we have the [Ab] power, _ _ _ we [Abm] have the _ numbers [Ab] _ now, it's all just [E] a _ constant illusion of [B] _
control.
_ _ [Db] _ [Eb] They break us [Abm] like horses, _ [Ab] _ how long will we take their plow?
What [E] will _ continue to be is [B] what _ we allow.
[Eb]
Will [Abm] we allow? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We're back in time as [B] we wait for [E] the signal, [Ab] sharpened in place while [E] we wait on [Gb] the stun.
[Ab] These cold nights, [B] we're almost [Gb] _
unbearable.
_ _ The purpose keeps [Ab] us warm, let the legions [B] walk crossing our fingers, [Ab] a bark with no
bite, [E] no teeth, [Ab] just a roar.
You're not a boar, and [B] I'm not a tiger, splinter.
[Gb] _ _ We are [Ab] ready [B] but we're _ [Db] bored, [Ab] just holding [Gb] our place [B] in line.
_ _ [Gb] Everything moves [B] too slow now, [Ab] breaking [E] apart [Gb] in time.
_ _ We [Abm] have the power, [Ab] _ _ _
we have the [Ab] numbers _ now, it's all just [E] a _ constant illusion _ of [B] control. _ _
[Db] _ [Eb] They break [Abm] us like horses, _ _ how long will we take [Ab] their plow?
What will [E] _
_ continue to be _ is [B] what _ [Db] we allow.
_ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And so we worship an altar so empty, consumption of something we don't [B] need at all.
[Abm] Hope we can't fill a [B] never-ending _ song.
_ Again from the [Ab] top now.
Desperate cases, [B] we all pick a [Ab] profile.
Mass surveillance, [E] we open [Gb] the door.
[Ab] Real affairs, [B] blurred lines of bright [Gb] and wrong.
_ Smear it up so we [E] can't slow down [Abm] at [Gb] this [E] velocity.
_ _ [B] One wrong [Gb] move and [E] we go [Abm] down, race for the [Gb] record _ _ name.
_ We [Abm] have the power, [Ab] _ _ _
we have the _ _ numbers now, it's all just [E] a _ constant _ illusion of [B] _ control. _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] They break us [Ab] like horses, _ _ [Abm] _ how long will we take their plow?
What will [E] _
_ continue to be _ [B] is _ what we [Db] allow.
[Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] Heavy [Ab] _ are the _ chains [Abm] we fasten to _ [E] ourselves.
_ _ _ _ Gathering [B] the bonds, _ _ [Gb] shaping to [Ab] a crown.
Is the saddle _ _ comfortable?
_ Do these reins [Abm] feel tight [E] enough?
_ Will you gallop when you're [B] kicked?
_ [Gb] Or throw the [Ab] rider off?
Are [Abm] you willing and able?
_ _ Are you spoken [E] for, tested, _ served, or trebled? _ _ _
Until it [Ab] all gives out, listen, [Abm] _
fuck what you [Ab] call normal.
_ This pressure to _ [E] conform, _ it's your trail to [Gb] blaze. _ _
Or your bridge [Db] to burn. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ Your bridge [Db] to burn. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, _ [Abm] we have the [Ab] power, _ _ _ we [Abm] have the _ numbers [Ab] _ now, it's all just [E] a _ constant illusion of [B] _
control.
_ _ [Db] _ [Eb] They break us [Abm] like horses, _ [Ab] _ how long will we take their plow?
What [E] will _ continue to be is [B] what _ we allow.
[Eb]
Will [Abm] we allow? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _