Intro
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[Verse 1]
Dm
Death be not proud
Dm
Though men may fear you
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And think you great
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When they draw near you
Dm
'Cause you take us down
Dm
We can't escape the fact
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But I've learned by now
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Your rite is just an act
Dm
So lay my bones inside the hearse
Dm
Take me in and do your worst
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But tell me why you choose to boast
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You're just a shadow and a ghost
Dm
I'll breathe again you'll be surprised
Dm
When you're the only one who dies
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Death be not proud
A#
You'll soon find out
[Chorus]
F
You're not the end
F
You're just the start of me
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Beneath my skin
A#
Is the real heart of me
Am
So don't pretend
Am C C7
That you can keep me locked forever in your grasp
F
But you're just a ship
F
Sunk on the ocean floor
Am
Your flag was stripped
Am
When you hit heaven's shore
Dm
So close your grip
Dm A#
But the only thing you'll ever hold is dust and ash
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Death be not proud of that
Dm A#
[Verse 2]
Dm
Dates on a stone
Dm
They're just an alibi
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A# simple line
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It can't sum up my life
Dm
Beneath the tears
Dm
The wreaths, the letters, and the roses
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God composes a new life
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As the old one decomposes
Dm
So come on death, I've got your dues
Dm
Take them any way you choose
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And shake the heavens with your smile
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If my bones are worth your while
Dm
But this coffin's just a womb
Dm
Thanks to the cross and empty tomb
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My God will get the final laugh
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Death, here He comes! Your epitaph!
[Chorus]
F
You're not the end
F
You're just the start of me
A#
Beneath my skin
A#
Is the real heart of me
Am
So don't pretend
Am C C7
That you can keep me locked forever in your grasp
F
You're just a ship
F
Sunk on the ocean floor
Am
Your flag was stripped
Am
When you hit heaven's shore
Dm
So close your grip
Dm
But the only thing you'll ever hold is dust and ash
A#
Death be not proud!
A#
You set me free at last!
[Solo]
A# Dm
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Lay down my life
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And find it again
Dm
Dust turns to dust
Dm
But my heart and soul ascend
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God bless the path
A# Dm
That leads me through life's shallow end
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I lay down my life
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And find it at last
Dm
Dust turns to dust
Dm
But I escape this shipwrecked mast
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God bless the call
A# Dm
That drowns the voices from my past
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Lay down my life
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And find it anew
Dm
Joy turns to joy
Dm
At the thought of breaking through
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God bless the pain
A# Dm
That makes me desperate for your view
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Death be not proud
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What are you boasting for?
Dm
Thanks be to God
Dm
Your walls are just an open door
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God bless the place
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Where you can't haunt me anymore
F A#
F
Death be not proud
F
What are you boasting for?
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Thanks be to God
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Your walls are just an open door
F
God bless the place
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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
A#
Lay my bones down in the dirt
A#
Take me in and do your worst
F
In the end you'll be surprised
F
When you're the only one who dies
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Death be not proud!