Judas Priest - Cathedral Spires: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Cathedral Spires" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Fm C# G# A#m                 Fm        C#       G# A#m
They     have blown away the daylight hours we had
Left a legacy, a deadly aftermath
We cannot exist in godforsaken lands
As we spiral down into oblivion
Breathing the fumes of fires that they ignite
Losing ground and we are all just losing sight
We shall never see another setting sun
Time to rise up and ascend, the end has come

Fm
No more willpower choked by hellfire
Darkness above blackening out the sun
Cm                                   A#  F#m
Gripped by steel claws, corrosion eating us

Chorus:
Cm              G#
So before we're all devoured
                A#     Cm
Time to rise up and retire
In cathedral spires
Watching as the world expires
From up amongst the clouds
In cathedral spires

No names, no graves, no prayers can save us
Ashes to dust, doomsday's upon us now
It cannot be stopped, genocide all is lost

Chorus:
Oh, we're so tired
Time to rise up and conspire
In cathedral spires
Watching as our world expires
From up above the clouds
In cathedral spires

Cm                  F#m
Jaws of corruption swallow us as one
Cm
Consuming every nation
Evoke resistance getting none
                 F#m      Cm
Complete disintegration, no good to defend
                        F#m
There can be but one outcome
                  Fm
We are no more ascend

Vaporized fury offers no sanctuary

Chorus:
Oh, we're so tired
Time to rise up and retire
In cathedral spires
Watching as the world expires
From up amongst the clouds
In cathedral, in cathedral spires

Oh, we're so tired
Watching the world expire
Time that we retire
Up in cathedral spires - x4


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Cathedral Spires" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cathedral Spires" by Judas Priest.

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