Body in a Box City and Colour
Tuning: Standard - Capo 2nd
Strumming Patterns:
Verse- down, up, down up, up, down, up,
Chorus- down, up, down, up, up, down, up, up, down, up, up, down, up
Right after you strum Dsus4 twice (down, up) you switch to D and same with Em7 to Em
Verse:
[G]There's a [Dsus4]funeral [D]procession on the hi[Em7]ghwa[Em]y,[Cadd9]
[G]Traffic [Dsus4]screech[D]es to a h[Em7]alt.[Em] [Cadd9]
[G]There's people [Dsus4]search[D]ing for a b[Em7]ette[Em]r way,[Cadd9]
To live their [G]live[Dsus4]s.[D] [Em7] [Cadd9]
[G]Johnny [Dsus4]lived [D]a good life, you'll [Em7]hear[Em] them [Cadd9]say
[G]As tears of [Dsus4]sadnes[D]s soak the [Em7]grou[Em]nd.[Cadd9]
[G]The reaper [Dsus4]crept [D]in, took his [Em7]brea[Em]th awa[Cadd9]y,
In the middle of the [G]nigh[Dsus4]t.[D] [Em7] [Em] [Cadd9]
(Chorus:)
[Em]We celebrate the lives of the dea[C]d,
It's like a man's best [G]party, only happens when he [D/F]dies.
[Em]We gather 'round to pay our respec[C]ts,
While their [G]souls are still searching for the l[D/F]ight,
(BACK TO VERSE CHORDS)
Searching for the light.
Verse:
[G]So please don't [Dsus4]come t[D]o me on my d[Em7]ying[Em] day,[Cadd9]
[G]Just let me[Dsus4] go in[D] p[Em7]eace[Cadd9].
[G]With all the [Dsus4]things[D] that I f[Em7]orgo[Em]t to s[Cadd9]ay,
Still racing through my[G] mi[Dsus4]nd.[D] [Em7] [Em] [Cadd9]
[G]And don't yo[Dsus4]u bury[D] me six feet [Em7]unde[Em]r grou[Cadd9]nd,
[G]Just burn [Dsus4]my bod[D]y in a [Em7]box.[Em] [Cadd9]
[G]And let my [Dsus4]ashes [D]bl[Em7]ow w[Em]ith the wi[Cadd9]nd,
Out into the [G]nig[Dsus4]ht....[D] s[Em7]ky.[Em] [Cadd9]
Chorus:
[Em]We celebrate the lives of the dea[C]d,
It's like a man's best [G]party, only happens when he [D/F]dies.
[Em]We gather 'round to pay our respec[C]ts,
While their [G]souls are still searching for the l[D/F]ight,
(BACK TO VERSE CHORDS)
Searching for the light.
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