Death Wont Take Me
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verse 1
Am
I'm the son of a man, who was the child of the Devil's tongue
Am
I can't look at my reflection and not think of the deeds he done
F
Don't gotta know how to live
F
To be afraid to die. If you don't
Am
wanna see that sunset, stop looking in a demon's eye
Interlude
Am F Am F
Am G F F
verse 2
Am
But now he's dead and gone and I refuse to become his ghost
Am
I don't wanna live anymore but I can't be in Satan's host
F
And I don't need no doctor,
F
I sure as hell don't need no priest
Am
I don't need no revelation do on take my body down the Galilee
Interlude
Am F Am F
Am G F F
[Refrão]Am
Death won't take me now
Am F
Death won't knock on my door
Am F
Death won't sing in the church on my wedding day,
G Am
Death don't love me anymore
verse 3
Am
I don't got to run, I don't got to hide
Am
Death won't kiss me on the lips and she won't sit by my side
F
No she won't sit by my side
F
And she said she'd never be my bride
Am
She won't decorate my lychgate
Am
Only genocide could make her smile, because,
[Refrão]Am
Death won't take me
Am F
Death won't knock on my door
Am F
Death won't sing in the church on my wedding day,
G Am
Death don't love me anymore
Outro
E7 Am
We don't give her funerals anymore
E7 Am
We just live on for ever more
E7 Am
Death don't love me, anymore.
How to play Death Wont Take Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.