Cemetery (acoustic)
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**Chords with a dash (-) in between them are played for 2 beats each opposed to 4 like most of the other
chords.
**Chords that are inverted (Bm/F# or A/E) can be played normally with the root in the bass, but they sound
more like the recording with the inversions...
NO CAPO
Intro: D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
verse 1:
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
There's a cemetery deep below the sea
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
They're the spaces reserved for fools like me
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Tried to kill myself at least a dozen times
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
but nothing seemed to turn out right
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Now I'd rather wait a half a century
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
soiling the bed all belligerent and wrinkly
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Even when I go blind and lose my mind
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Nothing seems to turn out right
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Something's gotta turn out right
Pre-Chorus
Gsus2 Bm/F#
If you want then when we die
Gsus2 D - A/E
we'll ascend to someplace way up high
Gsus2 Bm/F#
At the gate, they'll show you through
Gsus2 D - A/E
If they ask me, I'm with you
Chorus:
Gsus2
You're in my body
Bm/F# - A/E
You're, you're in my body
D
You're in my body
A/E
That's where I think about you
Gsus2
You're in my body
Bm/F# - A/E
You're, you're in my body
D
You're in my body
A/E
That's where I think about you
verse 2:
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
There's no one who imagines like you
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
so convinced there's somewhere that we go to
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Not a first class trip to the abyss
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Tell me, do you still feel this?
D Bm/F# F#m Gsus2
Tell me, do you still feel this?
Pre-Chorus
Gsus2 Bm/F#
As I drown in lakes of fire
Gsus2 D - A/E
I will call your name as I expire
Gsus2 Bm/F#
It's the last thing that I'll do
Gsus2 D - A/E
I will tell them I'm with you
Chorus:
Gsus2
You're in my body
Bm/F# - A/E
You're, you're in my body
D
You're in my body
A/E
That's where I think about you
Gsus2
You're in my body
Bm/F# - A/E
You're, you're in my body
D
You're in my body
A/E
That's where...
Bridge:
Gsus2 Gsus2
Falling asleep, asleep at the wheel
Asus2 A
as I approach that cliff, I'm starting to feel
Gsus2 Gsus2
If you could wake me up with only your touch
Asus2 A
I could die with you, life would be enough
Gsus2 Gsus2
Falling asleep, asleep at the wheel
Asus2 A
as I approach that cliff, I'm starting to feel
Gsus2 Gsus2
If you could wake me up with only your touch
Asus2 A
I could die with you, life would be enough
Chords during Break:
Gsus2 Bm/F# Gsus2 D - A/E
(This is played almost identically to the Pre-Chorus)
Pre-Chorus
Gsus2 Bm/F#
And I'll face the one who made
Gsus2 D - A/E
my disgusting heart from a lump of clay
Gsus2 Bm/F#
Should he ask what got me through
Gsus2 D - A/E
If he asks me, it was you
Chorus:
Gsus2
You're in my body
Bm/F# - A/E
You're, you're in my body
D
You're in my body
A/E
That's where I think about you
Gsus2
You're in my body
Bm/F# - A/E
You're, you're in my body
D
You're in my body
A/E
That's where I think about you
Gsus2
You're in my body
Bm/F# - A/E
You're, you're in my body
D
You're in my body
A/E
That's where I think about you
(Optional Gsus2 at the end)
Happy Playing!
How to play Cemetery (acoustic)
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm/F#. 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.