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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Dm
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
|Dm |Em |F |F
|Dm |Em |F |F
Verse:
Dm Em F
Under the arc of a weather stain boards,
Dm Em F
Ancient goblins, and warlords,
Dm Em F
Come out of the ground, not making a sound,
Dm Em F
The smell of death is all around,
Pre Chorus:
C Dm C Dm Bb
And the night when the cold wind blows, No one cares, nobody knows.
Chorus:
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to be buried in a Pet Sematary,
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to live my life again.
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to be buried in a Pet Sematary,
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to live my life again.
Verse 2:
Dm Em F
Follow Victor to the sacred place,
Dm Em F
This ain't a dream, I can't escape,
Dm Em F
Molars and fangs, the clicking of bones,
Dm Em F
Spirits moaning among the tombstones,
Pre Chorus:
C Dm
And the night, when the moon is bright,
C Dm Bb
Someone cries, something ain't right.
Chorus:
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to be buried in a Pet Sematary,
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to live my life again.
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to be buried in a Pet Sematary,
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to live my life again.
Interlude:
|Dm |Dm
Solo:
|Dm |Dm |Bb |Bb
|C |C
Bridge:
Dm Em F
The moon is full, the air is still,
Dm Em F
All of a sudden I feel a chill,
Dm Em F
Victor is grinning, flesh rotting away,
Dm Em F
Skeletons dance, I curse this day,
Pre Chorus:
C Dm
And the night when the wolves cry out,
C Dm Bb
Listen close and you can hear me shout.
Chorus:
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to be buried in a Pet Sematary,
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to live my life again.
Dm F C Bb
I don't want to be buried in a Pet Sematary,
Dm F C Bb Dm C Bb
I don't want to live my life again, oh no, oh no
C Dm C Bb C Bb Am Dm Gm Bb
I don't want to live my life again, oh no, oh oh,
C Dm C Bb C Bb Am Dm Gm Bb
I don't want to live my life again, oh no no no
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Last Updated: February 13, 2026