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