Intro
D#m B
[Verse 1]
D#m
Death be not proud
D#m
Though men may fear you
B
And think you great
B
When they draw near you
D#m
'Cause you take us down
D#m
We can't escape the fact
B
But I've learned by now
B
Your rite is just an act
D#m
So lay my bones inside the hearse
D#m
Take me in and do your worst
B
But tell me why you choose to boast
B
You're just a shadow and a ghost
D#m
I'll breathe again you'll be surprised
D#m
When you're the only one who dies
B
Death be not proud
B
You'll soon find out
[Chorus]
F#
You're not the end
F#
You're just the start of me
B
Beneath my skin
B
Is the real heart of me
A#m
So don't pretend
A#m C# C#7
That you can keep me locked forever in your grasp
F#
But you're just a ship
F#
Sunk on the ocean floor
A#m
Your flag was stripped
A#m
When you hit heaven's shore
D#m
So close your grip
D#m B
But the only thing you'll ever hold is dust and ash
B
Death be not proud of that
D#m B
[Verse 2]
D#m
Dates on a stone
D#m
They're just an alibi
B
B simple line
B
It can't sum up my life
D#m
Beneath the tears
D#m
The wreaths, the letters, and the roses
B
God composes a new life
B
As the old one decomposes
D#m
So come on death, I've got your dues
D#m
Take them any way you choose
B
And shake the heavens with your smile
B
If my bones are worth your while
D#m
But this coffin's just a womb
D#m
Thanks to the cross and empty tomb
B
My God will get the final laugh
B
Death, here He comes! Your epitaph!
[Chorus]
F#
You're not the end
F#
You're just the start of me
B
Beneath my skin
B
Is the real heart of me
A#m
So don't pretend
A#m C# C#7
That you can keep me locked forever in your grasp
F#
You're just a ship
F#
Sunk on the ocean floor
A#m
Your flag was stripped
A#m
When you hit heaven's shore
D#m
So close your grip
D#m
But the only thing you'll ever hold is dust and ash
B
Death be not proud!
B
You set me free at last!
[Solo]
B D#m
B
Lay down my life
B
And find it again
D#m
Dust turns to dust
D#m
But my heart and soul ascend
B
God bless the path
B D#m
That leads me through life's shallow end
B
I lay down my life
B
And find it at last
D#m
Dust turns to dust
D#m
But I escape this shipwrecked mast
B
God bless the call
B D#m
That drowns the voices from my past
B
Lay down my life
B
And find it anew
D#m
Joy turns to joy
D#m
At the thought of breaking through
B
God bless the pain
B D#m
That makes me desperate for your view
B
Death be not proud
B
What are you boasting for?
D#m
Thanks be to God
D#m
Your walls are just an open door
B
God bless the place
B
Where you can't haunt me anymore
F# B
F#
Death be not proud
F#
What are you boasting for?
B
Thanks be to God
B
Your walls are just an open door
F#
God bless the place
F# B
Where you can't haunt me anymore (Bones are in the hearse - Take me in and do your worst)
F#
Tell me why you choose to boast
F#
You're just a shadow and a ghost
B
Lay my bones down in the dirt
B
Take me in and do your worst
F#
In the end you'll be surprised
F#
When you're the only one who dies
B F# B
Death be not proud!