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