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