AFI "Days of The Phoenix"

Lirics

I remember when I was told a story of
crushed velvet, candle wax, and dried up flowers.
The figure on the bed,
all dressed up in roses, calling...
beckoning to sleep...offering a dream.

The words were as mystical as purring animals
The circle of rage...the ghosts on the stage appeared.
The time was so tangible I'll never let it go.
Ghost stories handed down, reached secret tunnels below.

No one could see me.

I fell into yesterday.
Our dreams seemed not far away.
I want to, I want to, I want to stay
I fell into fantasy.

The words were as mystical as purring animals.
The circle of rage...the ghosts on the stage appeared.
The time was so tangible, I'll never let it go.
Ghost stories handed down, reached secret tunnels below.

No one could see me.

I fell into yesterday.
Our dreams seemed not far away.
I want to, I want to, I want to stay.
I fell into fantasy.

The girl on the wall always waited for me
and she was always smiling.
The teenage death boys, the teenage death girls...
and everyone was dancing.
Nothing could touch us then,
no one could change us then, and everyone was dancing.
Nothing could hurt us then, no one could see us then,
and everyone was dancing.
Everyone was dancing.

No one could see me.

I fell into yesterday.
Our dreams seemed not far away.
I want to, I want to, I want to stay
I fell into fantasy.

Our dreams seemed not far away.
Our dreams seemed not far away.
Our dreams seemed not far away.

I fell into fantasy.

Guitar Tabs
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                          THE DAYS OF THE PHOENIX - AFI
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Intro x1
e |----5---5---2---2---2---3---3p2-0---0---0---5---5---3---3---7---7---7---7---|
B |--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo x1 GUITAR 1
e |-------------2--3--5-----2--3--5-----3--2------|
B |-0--3--2--3-----------3-----------3--------3---|
G |-----------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|

Solo Background x2 GUITAR 2
e |----------------|------|
B |----------------|------|
G |----4--7--------|--4---|
D |----4--7--5--7--|------| <---play after 2nd time through left side
A |----2--5--5--7--|--2---|
E |----------3--5--|------|

Single Chord, Before Verse with Guitar
e |-----|
B |-----|
G |-----|
D |--7--|
A |--7--|
E |--5--|

Verse x1
e |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------|
G |----4-----4--7-----------4-----4--7------------------|
D |----4--7--4--7--5--2--7--4--7--4--7--5--2--5-5-5--7--|
A |----2--7--2--5--5--2--7--2--7--2--5--5--2--5-5-5--7--|
E |-------5--------3--0--5-----5--------3--0--3-3-3--5--|
                                              PM---|

Chorus x4
e |-----------------------------|------|
B |-------3-------7-------------|------|
G |----4----4--7----7-----4-----|--7---|
D |----4-------7-------5----5---|--7---| <---play after 4th time through
left side
A |----2-------5-------5--------|--5---|
E |--------------------3--------|------|

Intro x1

Verse x1

Chorus x4

Bridge x? (Goes on underneath second guitar, makes difficult to hear)
e |---------------------------|
B |------------------------3--|
G |--------0------------0-----|
D |-----4-----4------4--------| <---GUITAR 1
A |--2------------2-----------|
E |---------------------------|

Bridge x2 GUITAR 2
e |------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
B |----------3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3-3-5-5-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2---|
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then
e |------------|
B |------------|
G |------------|
D |--5-5-5--7--|
A |--5-5-5--7--|
E |--3-3-5--5--|
     PM----|

Chorus x4

Lead Out Pt. 1 x1
e |----5---5---2---2---2---3---3---2--0---0---0---5---5---3---5---7---|
B |--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Out Pt. 2 x1 GUITAR 1
e |-------------3--2----------------2--5--3--2-------------3-2------|
B |-0--3--2--3--------3---3-3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3-3-3-----3-2--|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead Out Pt. 2 x2 GUITAR 2
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |----4--7--------|
D |----4--7--5--7--|
A |----2--5--5--7--|
E |----------3--5--|

End On
e |-----|
B |-----|
G |--4--|
D |--4--|
A |--2--|
E |-----|

In December 2008 AFI released a video through YouTube revealing a contest for the upcoming album. It invites fans to make videos of themselves lasting 2 minutes or less telling the band who they are what they do where they live what their friends are like what inspires them etc. The fans who win will meet the band and sing on the new album.

The band promises to watch every single video and state that they want to know who is out there and who their fans are. Lead singer Davey Havok posted a video on December 19th thanking the fans for the support so far and said he had watched every video up to that point (which was about 43 videos at the time). The fans who win will meet the band and sing on the new album.

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