Eternal Malady

[Verso 1]
 
 Am          F 
Eternity's a gift, they say 
   G               D 
To never cross the veil 
     Am             F 
This life, I try to savor 
      G         Am 
and I try to no avail 
 


[Pré-Refrão]
 
Am                F 
Curse that mortal brevity 
          G                Am   G 
which has rent you from my arms 
Am         G    D 
Curse this cold eternity 
        Am     G       Am   G 
without you to keep me warm 
 


[Refrão]
 
     F     G      Am    G 
Your never-ending elegy 
     F      G       D 
is a ballad with no melody, 
   F        G 
as empty as I 
    Em               F 
now you've passed me by. 
  F         G 
A blessing? No. 
  Am 
A malady. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
Am           F 
Why do roses bloom in spring, 
G                  D 
only to wither and die? 
Am                    F 
You were all that was good in me 
G                       Am  G 
now back to darkness go I 
 


[Pré-Refrão]
 
Am               F 
Take with you my sanity, 
       G                           Am    G 
better madness than the pain of my want 
F      G         D 
All my effort is vanity, 
      Am       G      Am    G 
and I hear the ravens taunt 
 


[Refrão]
 
     F     G      Am    G 
Your never-ending elegy 
     F      G       D 
is a ballad with no melody, 
   F        G 
as empty as I 
    Em               F 
now you've passed me by. 
  F         G 
A blessing? No. 
  Am 
A malady. 
F   G     Am 
My eternal malady