Intro
Am E
Am E
[Verse 1]
Am E
I spend most of my days, sitting in a tiny room alone
Am
It’s like a grave without a headstone
E
Mother’s worried, that I'm not making any new friends
F
But she don't know that friends just play pretends
E
In the graveyard is where I drink in peace
C Am
I welcome their disease
F E
The dead are better at keeping me company
C
So I think it’s time for them to come home with me
[Chorus]
Am E
Dig up these corpses lying six feet underground
F C E
I know one day I’m gonna let my family down
Am E
Dig up these corpses lying, six feet deep
F C E
I know the dead won’t talk about me when I sleep
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
Am E
Old miller’s worried, his graveyard has been robbed and now it’s empty
F E
Well they’re not gone, they've gone home with me
Am
We’re having a dinner party, eating pork and beans
E F E
It’s time to fill the night, with so much glee
F E
You can call me a freak of nature all you want
C Am
Cause this is who I am
F E
I’d rather be diverse than a cog in the machine
C
So please fuck off while you can, meanwhile, I’ll be
[Chorus]
Am E
Digging up these corpses lying six feet underground
F C E
I know one day I’m gonna let my family down
Am E
Dig up those corpses lying, six feet deep
F C E F
I know the dead won’t talk about me when I sleep
[Verse 3]
E F
You know you’re only wasting your time
C G F
Cause I got death stuck on my mind
E F
It's better to be dead, than alive
C G Am
Cause I’ve turned my back on mankind
[Instrumental]
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Am E Em A
[Bridge]
Dm
I cheat on my wives, I play with the dead
E
No wonder everyone has a gun aimed at my head
Dm
They’ll send me to hell while my sins remain unpaid
E
But if that makes them happy, then I think I’d rather stay
F C G
Cause I’d like to see them suffer, it always makes me smile
F C E
So I think I’m gonna stay and play with corpses for a while
F C G
They’ll lock me up for hundred years, with no one to play
F C G
Staying here forever while my body slowly rots away
[Outro]
Am N.C. E N.C.
No more corpses will be dug up today
F N.C.
Time for me to close my eyes
C N.C. E N.C.
And lay 'til I decay
Am N.C. E N.C.
I'll leave a legacy when I'm gone
F N.C.
The memories will fade
C N.C. E N.C. Am
But at least I'll have this song