My Name Is Death chords by The Incredible String Band

Key: Cm

🎸 Verse 1:
Cm
I am the question that cannot be answered,
Cm
I am the lover that cannot be lost,
Cm
Yet small are the gifts of my servant the soldier,
Cm                                             G
For time is my offspring, pray, what is my name?



🎸 Chorus:
   Cm          G    Cm       F
My name is Death, cannot you see?
    Cm           G
All life must turn to me;
G             Cm
Oh cannot you see?
Bb                    Cm
And you must come with me,
G   Eb   Dm        Cm
You must come with me.

🎸 Verse 2:
G   Cm  G    Cm               Ab
I'll give you gold and jewels rare,
Ab           G       Cm  Eb
And all my wealth in store.
Gm  G7        Cm    F
All pleasures fair,
Bb                  F               Cm
If I may live but a few short years more.


🎸 Verse 3:
G   Cm    G         Cm     F
Oh lady, lay your jewels aside,
Cm          G            Bb
No more to glory in your pride.
Bb        Eb             Cm
Tarrying here there is no way,
Cm                        G       Eb
Your time has come that you must away,
Cm           G       Cm
And you must come to clay.