At Dawn They Sleep Chords by Slayer

Tempo:
148.45 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

F

E

D

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Slayer - At Dawn They Sleep chords
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[Ab] [Bm]
[Eb] [E] [D]
[Eb] [F] [E] [Eb]
[A] [E] [Eb]
[Ab] [D]
[Eb]
[Abm]
[Eb] Awaken I have [Ebm] [Ab] become, long I've slithered away.
[Eb] Manipulate your mind, darkness is my [E] slave.
[Eb] Take the soup of hell, the [E] blood that I proclaim.
[Eb] The last thing you'll ever see, is the hunger of [Ebm] my heart.
[F] Bloodstacking creatures of the [Gb] night, [Fm] this is where I can hide you from the light.
Christ gave me back the [Gb] device, [D] he knew the way to fight.
[Bb] [F] [B] I've ruined [F] the rules of this [Ab] hell, [F] the antipaths of the Muslim [D] world.
The [B] men of [F] lust, the sinners [Gbm] they will [F] kill.
I [G] take the tears [Ab] of blood, [Gb] I die [Eb] for the streets.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] May the day get in front of me, and lift the lid of [Ab] terror.
[Eb] It is the deadly toll, receiving your attention.
The blade of thousand [E] fall, [Eb]
raise the sanction mount.
Cannot blunt it now.
[Fm] Bloodstacking [Gb] creatures of the night, [N] I'm gonna strike the hide from the light.
Christ [Gb] gave me nothing but the fight, [D] he knew the way to fight.
[Gb] [F] I've risen from the pits of [Gb] hell, [F] the antipaths of the Muslim world.
The men of lust, the sinners [Gb] they will [F] kill.
[G] I take the [Ab] tears of blood, I die [Eb] for the streets.
[Abm]
[Eb]
[N]
[Eb] [B]
[F] [Gb]
[F] [Abm] [Gb]
[C] [F] [D]
[Gb] [F]
[Abm] [Gb]
[F]
[Abm] [Eb]
[N]
[Ab] [Gbm]
[Fm]
[B] [Eb]
[E] [Dm] [Fm]
[Eb] [B]
[Eb]
[E]
[D] [Db]
[Eb]
[E] [D] [Dbm]
[Eb] Beware of the gifts of our seal, such soldier [E] can't be [D] beaten.
[Eb]
It's an damnation, just reward.
A service, [B] [Em] a valour [D] by your [Db] authority.
[Eb] March, [E] [Eb] march to crucify, impalement aiming for the [E] castle.
[D] [Db]
[Eb] Rise for the fight to face.
Like a menace [E] of death, [G] [Eb]
[E]
[Eb] [E]
driven by the instinct of
Syriza, implanted on the brain of the street in Paris.
Linked together by one string, I am born in the kill.
Kill, [D] [E] kill, kill, kill.
[F]
[Gb] [F]
[Gb]
[F] [E]
[F]
[N] [Eb] Men of the host, taking flight with the night, in the aggravated death.
Screaming down the dark skies, they will be born.
[Ab] I'm a sucker, I'm a man.
[Eb]
Lock the door to your base, can't assume proper right.
Leaving hungry [Ab] in total [D] chains.
[Eb] Lock the door, the door is kept, now I'm never [Dm] satisfied.
I'm a prisoner full [Ab] of life.
[Gb] [D]
[Ab] [Eb] [E]
[D]
[Ab] [F]
[N]
[D]
[Eb] [E]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
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F
134211111
E
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D
1321
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Slayer - At Dawn They Sleep chords, Practice these chords sequence - E, D, Eb, E, Db, Eb, E and Eb. Start with a comfortable 74 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 148. Considering the song's key of Ab Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Eb] _ Awaken I have [Ebm] [Ab] become, long I've slithered away.
_ [Eb] Manipulate your mind, _ darkness is my [E] slave.
_ [Eb] Take the soup of hell, the [E] blood that I proclaim.
[Eb] The last thing you'll ever see, is the hunger of [Ebm] my heart.
_ _ [F] Bloodstacking creatures of the [Gb] night, [Fm] _ this is where I can hide you from the light. _
Christ gave me back the [Gb] device, [D] _ he knew the way to fight.
[Bb] _ [F] _ [B] I've ruined [F] the rules of this [Ab] hell, [F] the antipaths of the Muslim [D] world.
The [B] men of [F] lust, the sinners [Gbm] they will [F] kill.
I [G] take the tears [Ab] of blood, [Gb] I die [Eb] for the streets. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] May the day get in front of me, and lift the lid of [Ab] terror.
_ [Eb] It is the deadly toll, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ receiving your attention. _
The blade of thousand [E] fall, _ [Eb]
raise the sanction mount.
_ Cannot blunt it now.
_ [Fm] _ Bloodstacking [Gb] creatures of the night, [N] I'm gonna strike the hide from the light. _
Christ [Gb] gave me nothing but the fight, _ [D] he knew the way to fight.
[Gb] _ [F] _ I've risen from the pits of [Gb] hell, [F] _ the antipaths of the Muslim world.
The men of lust, the sinners [Gb] they will [F] kill.
[G] I take the [Ab] tears of blood, I die [Eb] for the streets. _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Db] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dbm] _
[Eb] Beware of the gifts of our seal, such soldier [E] can't be [D] beaten.
[Eb]
It's an damnation, just reward.
A service, [B] [Em] a valour [D] by your [Db] authority.
[Eb] March, [E] [Eb] march to crucify, _ _ impalement aiming for the [E] castle.
[D] _ _ [Db] _
[Eb] Rise for the fight to face. _ _ _
Like a menace [E] of death, [G] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
driven by the instinct of
_ _ Syriza, _ _ _ implanted on the brain of the street in Paris.
_ _ _ Linked together by one string, I am born in the kill.
_ Kill, [D] _ [E] kill, _ kill, _ kill.
_ [F] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ [Eb] Men of the host, taking flight with the night, in the aggravated death.
_ _ Screaming down the dark skies, they will be born.
[Ab] I'm a sucker, I'm a man.
[Eb] _
Lock the door to your base, can't assume proper right.
Leaving hungry [Ab] in total [D] chains.
[Eb] Lock the door, the door is kept, now I'm never [Dm] satisfied.
I'm a prisoner full [Ab] of life.
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _

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