Intro
Fm C#
[Verse 1]
Fm
Death be not proud
Fm
Though men may fear you
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And think you great
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When they draw near you
Fm
'Cause you take us down
Fm
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
Fm
So lay my bones inside the hearse
Fm
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
Fm
I'll breathe again you'll be surprised
Fm
When you're the only one who dies
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Death be not proud
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You'll soon find out
[Chorus]
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You're not the end
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You're just the start of me
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Beneath my skin
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Is the real heart of me
Cm
So don't pretend
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That you can keep me locked forever in your grasp
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But you're just a ship
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Sunk on the ocean floor
Cm
Your flag was stripped
Cm
When you hit heaven's shore
Fm
So close your grip
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But the only thing you'll ever hold is dust and ash
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Death be not proud of that
Fm C#
[Verse 2]
Fm
Dates on a stone
Fm
They're just an alibi
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C# simple line
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It can't sum up my life
Fm
Beneath the tears
Fm
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
Fm
So come on death, I've got your dues
Fm
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
Fm
But this coffin's just a womb
Fm
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]
G#
You're not the end
G#
You're just the start of me
C#
Beneath my skin
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Is the real heart of me
Cm
So don't pretend
Cm D# D#7
That you can keep me locked forever in your grasp
G#
You're just a ship
G#
Sunk on the ocean floor
Cm
Your flag was stripped
Cm
When you hit heaven's shore
Fm
So close your grip
Fm
But the only thing you'll ever hold is dust and ash
C#
Death be not proud!
C#
You set me free at last!
[Solo]
C# Fm
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Lay down my life
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And find it again
Fm
Dust turns to dust
Fm
But my heart and soul ascend
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God bless the path
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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
Fm
Dust turns to dust
Fm
But I escape this shipwrecked mast
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God bless the call
C# Fm
That drowns the voices from my past
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Lay down my life
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And find it anew
Fm
Joy turns to joy
Fm
At the thought of breaking through
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God bless the pain
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That makes me desperate for your view
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Death be not proud
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What are you boasting for?
Fm
Thanks be to God
Fm
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
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Death be not proud
G#
What are you boasting for?
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Thanks be to God
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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 (Bones are in the hearse - Take me in and do your worst)
G#
Tell me why you choose to boast
G#
You're just a shadow and a ghost
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Lay my bones down in the dirt
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Take me in and do your worst
G#
In the end you'll be surprised
G#
When you're the only one who dies
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Death be not proud!