Biography:
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 1996 in Waddinxveen, Netherlands. The group consists of Sharon den Adel (vocals), Robert Westerholt (guitars), Jeroen van Veen (bass), Martijn Spierenburg (keyboards), Ruud Adrianus Jolie (guitars), Mike Coolen (drums) and Stefan Helleblad (guitars). Despite being labeled by the media as a Gothic metal band, Within Temptation consider themselves "more a symphonic rock/metal band".
In 1996 the vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt founded Within Temptation.
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Other songs:
- Angels
- Are You The One
- Bittersweet
- Covered By Roses
- Faster
- Forgiven
- Ice Queen
- Let Us Burn
- Memories
- Never Ending Story
- Our Farewell
- Our Solemn Hour
- Pale
- See Who I Am
- Truth Beneath The Rose
- Utopia
- What Have You Done
- A Demons Fate
- All I Need
- And We Run
- Edge Of The World
- Empty Eyes
- Fire And Ice
- Firelight
- Forsaken
- Hand Of Sorrow
- I Dont Wanna
- In The Middle Of The Night
- In Vain
- Iron
- Its The Fear
- Jane Doe
- Jillian Id Give My Heart
- Lost
- Mercy Mirror
- Mother Earth
- Murder
- Overcome
- Paradise What About Us
- Raise Your Banner
- Restless
- Say My Name
- Shot In The Dark
- Sinead
- Somewhere
- Sounds Of Freedom
- Stairway To The Skies
- Stand My Ground
- Supernova
- The Cross
- The Howling
- The Last Dance
- The Reckoning
- The Swan Song
- The Truth Beneath The Rose
- The Unforgiving
- Where Is The Edge
- Whole World Is Watching
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----RIFFS----
Intro/first half of verses
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
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E|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-1-1---1---1---1-|-----------------|-1-1---1-3-3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D6
Second half of verses
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b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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B|-----------------|-1-1---1---1---1-|-3-3---3---3---3-|-0-0---0---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em Cmaj7 D B
Chorus power chords
Am: x577xxx
Am/G: x355xxx
F#m7-5: x234xxx
Fmaj7: x133xxx
G: x355xxx
--END RIFFS--
ORDER: I V1 C INT1 V2 C B INT2 FC O
[INTRO]
Em
Em | Em/D | A7/C# | Cmaj7 C6 D |
Em | Bm/D | C#m7-5 | Cmaj7 C6 D |
Em
(guitar)
Em | Cmaj7 | Em | Cmaj7 D6 |
(drums/bass/vocals)
Em | Cmaj7 | Em | Cmaj7 D6 |
[VERSE 1]
Em Cmaj7
Seven seconds to the rise
Em
Can't believe I'm still alive
Cmaj7 D
And heaven was wait - ing for me
Em Cmaj7-5
I thought this would be the end
D
But I know you'll understand
B
All that is keep - ing me here
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[INTERLUDE 1]
Em | |
[VERSE 2]
Em Cmaj7
I sense this time maybe I have changed
Em
But one thing still remains
Cmaj7 D
I'm torn and the hate still lin - gers
Em Cmaj7
I slowly start to realize
D
We won't reunite
B
I still have to march on through
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[BRIDGE]
E F
Is it a curse or a for - tune?
E Am
Have I been blind - ed by regret?
G Fmaj7
Redemption awaits
Dm
My soul is at stake
C E7
Will I find a stair - way to the skies
Am
In the end?
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
[FINAL CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[OUTRO]
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 |
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
(repeat to fade)
Intro/first half of verses
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|
A|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-1-1---1---1---1-|-----------------|-1-1---1-3-3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D6
Second half of verses
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|---------5-------|---------2-------|
E|-0-0---0---0---0-|-----------------|-----5-------5---|-----2-----------|
B|-----------------|-1-1---1---1---1-|-3-3---3---3---3-|-0-0---0---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Em Cmaj7 D B
Chorus power chords
Am: x577xxx
Am/G: x355xxx
F#m7-5: x234xxx
Fmaj7: x133xxx
G: x355xxx
--END RIFFS--
ORDER: I V1 C INT1 V2 C B INT2 FC O
[INTRO]
Em
Em | Em/D | A7/C# | Cmaj7 C6 D |
Em | Bm/D | C#m7-5 | Cmaj7 C6 D |
Em
(guitar)
Em | Cmaj7 | Em | Cmaj7 D6 |
(drums/bass/vocals)
Em | Cmaj7 | Em | Cmaj7 D6 |
[VERSE 1]
Em Cmaj7
Seven seconds to the rise
Em
Can't believe I'm still alive
Cmaj7 D
And heaven was wait - ing for me
Em Cmaj7-5
I thought this would be the end
D
But I know you'll understand
B
All that is keep - ing me here
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[INTERLUDE 1]
Em | |
[VERSE 2]
Em Cmaj7
I sense this time maybe I have changed
Em
But one thing still remains
Cmaj7 D
I'm torn and the hate still lin - gers
Em Cmaj7
I slowly start to realize
D
We won't reunite
B
I still have to march on through
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[BRIDGE]
E F
Is it a curse or a for - tune?
E Am
Have I been blind - ed by regret?
G Fmaj7
Redemption awaits
Dm
My soul is at stake
C E7
Will I find a stair - way to the skies
Am
In the end?
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
[FINAL CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[OUTRO]
Am | Am/G | F#m7-5 |
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
Am | Em/G | F#m7-5 | Fmaj7 G |
(repeat to fade)
Woe Is Me
Wolf Alice
Wolf Parade
Wolfgang
Wolfine