Chords with lyrics
Key: D MajorD
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Another wake, another time, a premature goodbye
G+G C majorC
I've watched you grow and I've seen you pass
D MajorD G+G
I always knew it wouldn't last
C majorC G+G C majorC
Together now we mourn the loss and remember all the fun
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
We'll drink the beer and hangout where death took another son
C majorC G+G C majorC
So all for one and one for all do we ever wonder why
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G N.C.
Though reasons clear, this friend so dear was taken before his time
Chorus:
N.C. A augmentedA D MajorD
So may this round be on the corpse of a dead man
A augmentedA D MajorD
With a toast that tells of a love you never shared
FF A augmentedA
So as we dance on the grave of the misbehaved
N.C. D MajorD
Raise your glass and sing the praise of a fallen soul
Verse 2:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Many bow their heads for this man they knew so well
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
With solemn thoughts they drink and drug for a resurrection
D MajorD
(Facing death you fear no danger)
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
While Mothers shed their tears through a veil of desperation
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
These fiends of vicious breed raise holy hell
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
So may this round be on the corpse of a dead man
A augmentedA D MajorD
With a toast that tells of a love you never shared
FF A augmentedA
So as we dance on the grave of the misbehaved
N.C. D MajorD
Raise your glass and sing the praise of a fallen soul
Verse 3:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
How many times can fate be chanced, the dice be rolled
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Is their no path of least resistance for the bold
D MajorD
(Never sought and rarely taken)
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Shocked and dismayed at how it stole his life
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
When this fateful course of action takes its toll
Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
So may this round be on the corpse of a dead man
A augmentedA D MajorD
With a toast that tells of a love you never shared
FF A augmentedA
So as we dance on the grave of the misbehaved
N.C. D MajorD
Raise your glass and sing the praise of a fallen soul
Interlude:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Chorus:
A augmentedA N.C.
So may this round be on the corpse of a dead man
N.C.
With a toast that tells of a love you never shared
N.C.
So as we dance on the grave of the misbehaved
A augmentedA N.C. D MajorD
Raise your glass and sing the praise of a fallen soul
Verse 4:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Now let's all gather round in our costume suits and ties
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Telling now this soul was a source of inspiration
D MajorD
(Love him now, he lives no longer)
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
But you never tell the tales of the times you turned your back
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
On this friend who never found the righteous path
Outro-Chorus:
A augmentedA D MajorD
So may this round be on the corpse of a dead man
A augmentedA D MajorD
With a toast that tells of a love you never shared
FF A augmentedA
So as we dance on the grave of the misbehaved
N.C. G+G A augmentedA D MajorD N.C. D MajorD
Raise your glass and sing the praise of a fallen soul