Chords for The Alchemist

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I've walked a path of darkness just to open up [Em] my mind.
[A#] I've learned of hidden secrets scattered through the depths of time.
[A] And at my father's side [G] I witnessed things I [F#] can't describe.
[E] They must be evil!
The people cried. _ _
So when the prince went missing and the moth [Em] was at our door,
[A#] The king would not see reason, only vengeance and only war.
[A] My father's neck held in his grip [G] until he was [F#] no more.
[B] But the prince was still alive!
And [C] I said,
May never [D] a noble of your [Gm] murderous kind [E] _ _ [A#] _
_ [C] _ survive [D] to reach a greater [B] age than thine. _ _
Because [E] I'm [B] the alchemist, [G] creator of your fears.
[E] I'm [F#] a [G] sorcerer, a curse throughout the years.
And I [A] won't rest till no one's [F#] left the ending of [F] your line.
[B] Their lives are a prison of [E] my side. _ _
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[A#] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] Through the generations they've forgotten of my [Em] vow.
[A#] But still my will be done, my curse stays stronger even now.
[A] A tragic fall, [Am] a fatal brawl, [G] accidents [F#] each time.
[E] But why [A] must the [E] young king's die?
_ [C] _ May never [D] a noble of your [E] _ murderous [A] kind _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ survive [D] to reach a greater [B] age than thine.
_ Because _ I'm the alchemist, [G] creator of your [F#] fears.
[E] _ [F#] I'm a sorcerer, [G] a curse throughout the years.
[A] You won't escape [Em] your tragic [F#] fate, the ending of [F] your line.
Your life is a prison of [E] my design.
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_ [C] _ The _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ final king's obsession to escape impending doom
[A#] reached beneath the [E] castle walls where he chanced [D#] upon a room.
[A] And there he found his enemy, [G] a man who cheated death.
[B] And I said, _
_ _ _ It [E] was I, [B] the alchemist, [G] creator of your fears.
It [E] was I, the [B] sorcerer, [G] I've waited all these years.
[Am] And when you pass, [Em] you'll be the last [F#] victim of your [F] lie.
Your life was a prison [Em] of my design.
Because I'm the alchemist, [G] I've lived a dozen [C#]
lives.
[E] I'm the [B] sorcerer, [G] the face of your demise.
[Am] From these walls [G] I've made you all [F#] believe this curse [F] of mine.
[Am] The engineer [Em] of all your fear, [F#] the terror in your mind.
[Am] I've [Em] sacrificed eternal life for [F#] justice, for the crime.
[B] Our lives were a prison of my [E] design.
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