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h - IV Armageddon - "The Battle of Heart and Mind"

[Riff 1] - Freely
e:----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
B:----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
G:--4--4-------------7~-|-4--4----------|o--7--7-------------o|
D:--4-----4--4---5~--7~-|-4----4-4-4--5~|o--7----7-7-8~------o|
A:----------------------|---------------|---------------8~----|
E:----------------------|---------------|---------------------|

[Riff 2] - Freely
e:-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
B:-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
G:-4--4---------7~-|-4--4--------7~-|-4-4----------|o-7--7-----------o|
D:-4----4-4-5~--7~-|-4----4-4-5~-7~-|-4---4-4-4-5~-|o-7----7-7-8~----o|
A:-----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------8~--|
E:-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|

[Riff 3] [Riff 4]
e:--0~---0------|-0~---0------|--------------------------------------|
B:--0~-----0----|-0~-----0----|-------1~--1~--1~---------------------|
G:--6~----------|-0~----------|---2~--0~--2~--0~---------------------|
D:--7~----------|-2~----------|---3~--2~--2~--2~---------------------|
A:--7~----------|-3~----------|---3~--3~--0~--3~---------------------|
E:--5~----------|-------------|---1~--3~--1~--3~---------------------|

[Riff 5a] [Riff 5b]
e:--------0--------|---------0--------|--------0-------|-------0------|
B:------------0----|--------------0---|------------0---|-----------0--|
G:o---------3-----o|o----------3-----o|o---------8----o|o--------8---o|
D:o---------------o|o----------------o|o--------------o|o------------o|
A:--4--4-----------|---4--4-----------|---9--9---------|--9--9--------|
E:--2--2-----------|---2--2-----------|---7--7---------|--7--7--------|

[Riff 5c] [Riff 5d]
e:---------0-------|---------0-------|--------0-------|--------0------|
B:-------------0---|-------------0---|----------0-----|----------0----|
G:o----------6----o|o----------6----o|o--------------o|o-------------o|
D:o---------------o|o---------------o|o-7--7------7--o|o--7--7-----7-o|
A:---7--7----------|---7--7----------|--5--5----------|---5--5--------|
E:---5--5----------|---5--5----------|----------------|---------------|


Progression:

[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x1

[Guitar Interlude] - play the whole thing twice

e:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:--4--2--0-----------------0--2--0-----|--4--2--0----------------------|
D:-----------4--2--0--2--4-----------4--|-----------4--2--0--2--4--2--0-|
A:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:----------------------------3--2--0---|----------------------------3-2|
A:-------0-----1--0--3--1--0------------|--------0-----1--0--3--1--0----|
E:-1--3-----3---------------------------|--1--3-----3-------------------|

[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x1

[Riff 2] x1 w/ lyrics:

The Universe divided as the Heart and Mind collided,
With our people left unguided for so many troubled years -
In a cloud of doubts and fears.

With [Riff 3] x1:

Our world was torn asunder into hollow hemispheres. [Riff 4] x1

[Riff 5a] x1

e:---------0-------|--------0-----------|
B:-------------0---|------------0--0.---|
G:o----------8----o|----------8---------|
D:o---------------o|--------------------|
A:---9--9----------|--9--9--------------|
E:---7--7----------|--7--7--------------|

[Riff 2] x1 w/ lyrics:

Some fought themselves, some fought each other.
Most just followed one another, lost and aimless like their brothers.
For their Hearts were so unclear, and the Truth would not appear. [could?]

With [Riff 3] x1:

Their spirits were divided into blinded hemispheres. [Riff 4] x1

[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1

[Riff 5a] x1 then [Riff 5b] x1 w/ lyrics:

Some who did not fight brought tales of old to light.

[Riff 5a] x1 then [Riff 5b] x1 w/ lyrics:

My Rocinante sailed by night on her final flight.

[Riff 5c] x1 then [Riff 5d] x1 w/ lyrics:

To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force we set our course.

[Riff 5c] x1 then [Riff 5d] x1 w/ lyrics:

Spiralled through that timeless space to this immortal place.

[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1

Hit A twice [x0222x] then C twice [x32010] (might also be Cmaj7 [x32000])

[Riff 4] x1

Segue:
G Eb Cm
e:---------------------3---3---3~------------------------------------|
B:---------------------3---4---4~------------------------------------|
G:---------------------4---3---5~------------------------------------|
D:---------------------5---5---5~------------------------------------|
A:-----2-3-5-6-9-10\---5-------3~------------------------------------|
E:-3-4-----------------3---------------------------------------------|

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