Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
πΈ Verse 1:
Em
Quickly moving in the morning 'fore the corpse gets cold
Em
Doesn't matter whether young or old
Em
Up the mountain now we make our climb
Em
Everyone knows it's feeding time
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
Em F
And so they sharpen the knives, sharpen the blades
Em F
Close your eyes, it'll be okay
πΈ Chorus:
G F# F E
Let's take a walk to where the vultures roam
G F# F E
Feast upon the bodies, clean them down to the bone
G F# F E
Strip away the cartilage and rip out the eyes
G F# F E
This is what will happen to you when you die
Hook:
G
Adipocere F# F E
G
Adipocere F# F E
G
Adipocere F# F E
G
Adipocere F# F E
πΈ Verse 2:
Em
Find the mortician with the bag on his head
Em
Watch him as he slices bits of flesh off the dead
Em
Drinks away his whiskey as a means to atone
Em
He's never sober, he can't do it alone
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
Em F
And so he sharpens his knife, sharpens his blade
Em F
Close your eyes, it'll be okay
πΈ Chorus:
G F# F E
Let's take a walk to where the vultures roam
G F# F E
Feast upon the bodies, clean them down to the bone
G F# F E
Strip away the cartilage and rip out the eyes
G F# F E
This is what will happen to you when you die
G F# F E
Seven hundred winged creatures waiting in lines,
G F# F E
67 eyes are focused watching em' dine
G F# F E
7 of the brethren are turning their heads
G F# F E
This is how the village people bury their dead,
Hook:
G F# F E
Adipocere
G F# F E
Adipocere
G F# F E
Adipocere
G F# F E
Adipocere
Song History
Published: June 3, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025