Shawn James - The Guardian (Ellie’s Song): chords

              Em
When does it get quiet?
 Am         B7          G
Time was supposed to extinguish the
  Em           Am             B7
desire But the embers won't snuff out

 Em               Am
Haunted by your smiles
     B7                 G
The mask keeps getting heavier
Em        Am                B7
One step forward, two steps back

Chorus:
           Am                          B7
There's a noose round my neck and the further I get
      G                   Em
It's harder & harder to breathe
    Am        B7             G   Em
Can I find a way to cut the rope?
           Am
I've been waiting for dawn
         B7
But the light is all gone
        G                   Em
Don't know if I'm already blind
    Am         B7    G   Em
Can I leave it all behind?

What's it really for if it's not yours and
it's not mine?
This victory is not what I hoped for
How was I to know that everything would end
up like this?
Survival of the fittest of sorts

Chorus:
So I've become the bringer of death, a lover
of life
The one who guards from the dark of the night,
I'll be the hammer of war
Justice and mercy don't live side by side, so
in retribution, I abide
I'll tip the scales to justice's end, but can
it make amends?

Kill or be killed, what a way to live and die
I just can't see this cycle ever ending
How can I correct the damage done when I can't feel
The consequences of my recourse?

Chorus:
So I've become the bringer of death, a lover
of life
The one who guards from the dark of the night,
I'll be the hammer of war
I've been waiting for dawn, but the light is
all gone
Don't know if I'm already blind, can I leave
it all behind?