Avalanche (1)

AVALANCHE from Tales from f rom the Bad Ba d Years

Lyrics by KAIT KERRIGAN Music by BRIAN LOWDERMILK  Restrained

q.= 56

Dm

3

C (add4)

Dm

C (add4)

Oh

5

Oh

Dm

C (add4)

mem - ber ber thi this set set - ting.

Take ake in the the view view from from a - bove bove..

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Re -

 Avalanche– 2

7 

Dm

B sus2

Moun - tain - ous,

in

-

fi - nite,

mile

af

-

ter mile

of

the

dan - ger

you

love.

delicate

Dm

9

C

It's cold - er than win - ter.

11

B sus2

Don't

13

The ver - ti - go's start - ing to lift.

F sus2/A

try

to

touch.

F sus4

shift.

Don't

warm

G m11

me too

much.

F

caus - ing

a tec

-

ton - ic

D m9

Be - cause

l.h.

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You're

B /C

I'm

fall - ing.

I'm

fall - ing.

 Avalanche– 3

15

B sus2(#11)

Dm

I'm out

17 

a - head

and it

C sus4

says

be -

G m11

I don't know

how

ice

and

Dm

B /C

to let

like

fall

- ing

Here comes

-

where.

The

an av - a - lanche,

F5

snow.

Be - w are

the av - a - lanche.

B sus2

go.

I don't l.v.

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no

F5

C sus4

and

feels

ware.

G m11

gain - ing speed

21

con - trol

B sus2(#11)

sign

19

of

know

how

to

let

 Avalanche– 4

D m9

23

C (add4)

go.

Don't

no pedal 

25

D5

C5

act like it's sim - ple.

Don't say

it's noth - ing

at all.

rhythmic, driving, pedal freely

27 

D5

C5

Bal - an- cing,

29

tee

-

ter - ing,

pitched

B sus2

to

the brink

D5

you

start

to

snow - ball.

C5

Just skim - ming the sur - face.

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til

Well, I

dig

a lit - tle

too

deep.

 Avalanche– 5

31

33

B sus2

F sus2/A

I

I weigh all

see the cracks.

G m11

the facts.

D m9

I

B /C

try

to p ull

my - self

out

but

it's

steep a nd

C/B

fall - ing.

I'm fall - ing.

I'm out

of

con - trol

and it

feels

 subito

35

D m9

fall

37 

I'm

B sus2(#11)

- ing

no

-

where.

The

F5

sign

B sus2/C

a - head

G m11

Here comes

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the av - a - lanche.

Run

for   cov - er and

says

be

-

ware.

C sus4

hide

or you'll nev - er

sur - vive

like

 Avalanche– 6 

39

F5

G m11

me.

41

I

an av - a - lanche.

You'll nev - er get

B sus2

Dm

out a - live.

D m11

I don't

43

am

B /C

know

how

you'll

sur  

-

vive.

B 9

'Cause I'm

the

des - troy

-

er.

I

am

the hunt

-

ken.

-

ress.

thick, undulating 

45

D sus4

G7

I'm the lone - ly one, the

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on - ly one.

I

B 9

am the

heart

-

bro

I

 Avalanche– 7 

47 

am

 subito

49

B M9

D m9

the un - spok - en.

I have

 suddenly still 

C sus4

noth - ing

in - side

left

to

give.

I

just

have

an

molto espr.

Dm

C

Dm

av - a - lanche.

On - ly

this

C5

av - a - lanche,

and

 pesante

51

F sus4 /B

love.

B M9

Be - cause

I'm

in

love.

I'm

in

love

 still again

Colla voce ( q = c 78 ) 54

C5

you.

F/E

In

love.

Dm

Love.

 gently - don't push

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with

 Avalanche– 8

57 

C sus4

B sus2(#11)

Love.

Love.

Love.

accel. e. cresc

Strong 4 59

61

q = c 92

B /C

F5

G m11

Here

comes

the av - a - lanche,

gain - ing speed

and

ice

broad folk groove, feel the 16ths!

63

C sus4

F sus2

and

snow.

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An

av

-

a - lanche.

 Avalanche– 9

65

G m11

B /C

Teach

67 

69

me,

I

want

let

go.

G sus2

A m11

go.

Oh,

D sus4

let it

snow.

A m11

me.

I'm

let - ting

We're

in

an

av - a - lanche.

D sus4

It's

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Catch

G5

so

71

to

all

an

av - a - lanche.

We

are

an

 Avalanche– 10

73

G5

A m11

av

-

a - lanche

and we're

fall

-

ing.

We're

 simple, building 

75

G/B

fall

77 

C sus2

-

ing.

Fall

-

ing,

fall

-

ing.

D sus4

Watch

out

be - low!

opt.

79

G5

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A m11

D sus4

G sus2