Capo 3
Verse 1
Tale as old as [D] honey
A moment every[Bm] body knows
Yeah, I'm sure there was [A] heartbreak
Inside the walls of [A] Jericho
I couldn't [D] believe it
How you could just stop [Bm] wanting me
You burnt down Easter [A] Island
As if it wasn't [Em] sacred, as if it wasn't [D/F#] sacred to me
Chorus
[G] I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[A] I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[D] I tried to rewrite it but I [A] can't
It's the history, the [D/F#] history of man
[G] She stays up, he's sleeping like a lamb
[A] She begs him, hе says he doesn't understand
[D] Shе loves him more than anyone ever has
[A] In the history, the history of [Em] man
It's the history of [D] man
(Yeah)
Verse 2
You didn't even [D] falter
Didn't look back [Bm] once, did you?
So Samson blamed [A] Delilah
But given half the [A] chance I, I would've made him weaker too
Pre-Chorus
[Em] Sirens sounded, [G] trumpets blaring
[Em] You walked out, oh
[A] Without sweating
Chorus
[G] I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[A] I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[D] I tried to rewrite it but I [A] can't
It's the history, the [D/F#] history of man
[G] She stays up, he's sleeping like a lamb
[A] She begs him, hе says he doesn't understand
[D] Shе loves him more than anyone ever has
[A] In the history (History), the history of man
Bridge
He [Em] stole her youth and promised heaven
The [G] men start wars yet Troy hates Helen
[Em] Women's hearts are lethal weapons
[G] Did you hold mine and feel threatened?
[Em] Hear my lyrics, taste my venom
[A] You are still my great obsession
Chorus
[G] I've seen it in the poems, in the sands
[A] I've pleaded with the powers and their plans
[D] I tried to rewrite it but I [A] can't
It's the history (History), the [D/F#] history of man
[G] I stay up, you're sleeping like a lamb
[A] I beg you and you don't understand
[D] I hold on, I try to hold your hand
[A] I save you a seat and then you say you wanna stand
[Bm] So you'll lose me, the best you'll ever have
[A] It's the history, the history of man
