Death chords by Melanie Martinez

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Intermediate

♫ Intro:

Death is life, is death,

is life, is death, is life, is-

A minorAm FF E MajorE A minorAm E MajorE FF
F E MajorE A augmentedA A minorAm A augmentedA FF

Fmaj7Fmaj7


♫ Verse 1:
          E7E7
They're carvin' my name
       A minorAm
in the grave again
        G# minorG#m
The flowers are fresh
         FF
and their faces wet
      E minorEm
My body has died
C majorC
but I'm still alive

Look over your shoulder
Cmaj7Cmaj7       Fmaj7Fmaj7
I'm back from the dead
           E7E7
Lightin' all your candles
      A minorAm
to draw me in
        G# minorG#m
Sayin' all the same things
FF
I'm gone this time
         E minorEm
Your words mean nothin',

so take 'em back
  A minorAm
And meet me here across the plane
  Cmaj7Cmaj7
The other side
I'm not far


♫ Pre-Chorus:

Fmaj7Fmaj7      E7E7
When you aren't around
A minorAm
I sink into the ground
     E MajorE      E minorEm
I try to pretend I'm closer to you
FF Fmaj7Fmaj7     E minor 7Em7
Never understand it
A minorAm
you're always on my mind
Cmaj7Cmaj7
I cannot help it
Fmaj7Fmaj7       E7E7
I don't wanna be carryin'

the weight on my shoulders
A minorAm
Death has come to me
E MajorE
kissed me on the cheek
         Fmaj7Fmaj7      E7E7
Gave me closure, immortal by design
        A minorAm
I'll be meetin' you
      C majorC   N.C
here every time

♫ Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Back from the dead,

back from the dead
  E7E7
I'm back from the dead,

back from the dead
  A minorAm
I'm back from the dead,

back from the dead
  G+G
I'm back from the dead,

back from the dead
  Fmaj7Fmaj7
I'm back from the dead (Death),

back from the dead (Death)
  E7E7
I'm back from the dead (Death),

back from the dead (Death)
  A minorAm
I'm back from the dead (Death),

back from the dead (Death)
  G+G
I'm back from the dead (Death)
N.C
back from the- (I'm back)

Fmaj7Fmaj7 E7E7 A minorAm G+G

♫ Post-Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
  (Death, death, death)
E7E7    A minorAm   G+G
  (Death, death)

(I'm back)


♫ Verse 2:
Fmaj7Fmaj7        E7E7
 They're sayin' my name
         A minorAm
in their prayers again
       G+G
I flicker the lights
       Fmaj7Fmaj7
so they understand
        E7E7
I won't say goodbye
A minorAm
I'm right by your side
          G+G
We're screamin' and pleadin'
Fmaj7Fmaj7
this separation ends
        E7E7
Doing all your witchcraft
      A minorAm
to pull me in
         G+G
Burnin' all your sage to
      Fmaj7Fmaj7
connect our line
       E7E7
I show my presence
A minorAm
you run away in fear of ghosts

I try to talk
G+G
the barriers are too strong


♫ Pre-Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7      E7E7
When you aren't around
A minorAm
I sink into the ground
      E MajorE
I try to pretend

I'm closer to you
Fmaj7Fmaj7    E7E7
Never understand it
A minorAm
you're always on my mind
C majorC   G+G
I cannot help it
Fmaj7Fmaj7       E7E7
I don't wanna be carryin'

the weight on my shoulders
A minorAm
Death has come to me
G+G
kissed me on the cheek

Gave me closure
Fmaj7Fmaj7     E7E7
immortal by design

I'll be meetin'
A minorAm       N.C
you here every time


♫ Chorus:
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Back from the dead,

back from the dead
  E7E7
I'm back from the dead,

back from the dead
  A minorAm
I'm back from the dead,

back from the dead
  G+G
I'm back from the dead,

back from the dead
     Fmaj7Fmaj7
I'm back from the dead (Death),

back from the dead (Death)
  E7E7
I'm back from the dead (Death),

back from the dead
  A minorAm
I'm back from the dead (Death),

back from the dead (Death)
  G+G
I'm back from the dead (Death),

back from the dead


♫ Bridge:
Fmaj7Fmaj7     E minor 7Em7
Please, don't ever worry

(I'm back from the dead,

back from the dead)

(I'm back from the dead,

 back from the dead)
E7E7      A minorAm
I know it's morbid

(I'm back from the dead,
back from the dead)
      G+G
But we all die one day

(I'm back from the dead,
back from the dead)

(I'm back from the dead,
back from the dead)

♫ Chorus:
  Fmaj7Fmaj7
I'm back from the dead,
back from the dead
  E7E7
I'm back from the dead,
back from the dead
  A minorAm
I'm back from the dead,
back from the dead
  G+G
I'm back from the dead,
back from the- (I'm back)

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