Difficulty
Beginner
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
♫ Intro:
Em D Bm Em
♫ Verse 1:
Em D
Everybody dies, surprise, surprise
Bm Em
We tell each other lies, sometimes, we try
Am D
To make it feel like we might be right
D7 Em D Cmaj7
We might not be alone
Em D Cmaj7
Be alone
♫ Verse 2:
Em D
"Everybody dies," that's what they say
Bm Em
And maybe, in a couple hundred years, they'll find another way
Am D
I just wonder why you'd wanna stay
Em D Cmaj7
If everybody goes
Em D Cmaj7
You'd still be alone
♫ Verse 3:
Em D
I don't wanna cry, some days I do
Cmaj7
But not about you
Em D
It's just a lot to think about
Cmaj7
The world I'm used to
D Em D Cmaj7
The one I can't get back, at lеast not for a while
Em D Cmaj7
I sure have a knack for seein' lifе more like a child
Em D Cmaj7
It's not my fault, it's not so wrong to wonder why
Am Cmaj7
Everybody dies, and when will I?
♫ Verse 4:
D
You oughta know
Gmaj7 Em
That even when it's time, you might not wanna go
Am D
But it's okay to cry and it's alright to fold
D7 Em D Cmaj7
But you are not alone
Em D Cmaj7
You are not unknown
♫ Outro:
Em D Cmaj7 X2
Em D Bm Em
Other versions of this song
- Everybody Dies (Chords)
- Everybody Dies (Ver2) (Chords)
Song History
Published: August 3, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025