Body Of Years
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Intro: F#m A D G
F#m A
All the remains of a cadaver of days
D G
I keep hidden away, keep them there just in case
F#m A
I want to visit that place and blow the dust from the bones
D G
Off a body of years that I leave all alone
D
Just a body of years
F#m A
See the skin disappears and the blood turns to stone
D G
In a body of years now a pile of bones
F#m
Like a sheet of veneers
A
Each a piece of my soul
D G
Like a body of years that I leave all alone
D G
It's just a body of years now a pile of bones, you know
F#m A D
Old....soul who falls down
G F#m
Can't stop tripping on these
A D
Old....roads I go down
G
Get back up and get my...
F#m A
Foot in the door and my face on the page
D G
Make my mark in the world with a bat and a blade
F#m A
Just a body of work that you can't ever change
D G
Like a body of years that you take to your grave
A
It's just a body of years
B
That I leave all alone
A
Just a body of years
F#m
Now a pile of bones
B
Like a sheet of veneers
G
Each a piece of my soul
F#m A D
Old....soul who falls down
G F#m
Can't stop tripping on these
A D
Old....roads I go down
G F#m
Get back up but I'm an
A D
Old....soul who falls down
G F#m
Can't stop tripping on these
A
Old....roads
A
It's just a body of years
B
That I leave all alone
A
Just a body of years
F#m
Now a pile of bones
B
Like a sheet of veneers
E
Each a piece of my soul
A F#m
Like a pile of shit I can't seem to forget
B G
Just a body of years that I leave all alone
D F# Em D
Tell tale diary pages
Ab A
They unveil a ghost from the ages
D D/C# C Ab
When bodies of years were breaking from all of the weight
Of diary pages
G
Tell tale diary pages
A Ab A
Ah ah ah ah ah
Solo over: F#m A D G
How to play Body Of Years
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.