Body In A Box - City & Colour Chords

Tempo:
118.1 bpm
Chords used:

A

F#m

D

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Body In A Box - City & Colour chords
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[B]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[E] There's a funeral [F#m] procession on the highway
[D] [A] Traffic [E]
screeches [F#m] to a halt
[D]
[A] There's [E] people searching [F#m] for a better way [D] To [A] live their lives
[E] [F#m] Oh, [D] [A]
[E] Johnny lived a good [F#m] life, you'll hear them say
[D] [A] As [E] tears of sadness [F#m] soak the ground [D] The [A] [E] reaper crept [F#m] in, took his breath away
[D] In the [A] middle of the [E] night, [F#m]
oh
[D] [F#m]
We celebrate the lives [D] of the dead It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he dies [F#m] We gather round to [D] pay our respects
While [A] their souls are still searching for [E] the light
Searching [A] for the [F#] light
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[B] [F#m]
[D] [A] So please [E] don't come to me [F#m] on my dying day [D]
[A] Just let [E] me go [F#m] in peace
[D]
[A] With [E] all the things that [F#m] I forgot to [D] say [A] Racing through my [B] mind, [F#m] oh
[D] [A] And [E] don't you bury me [F#m] six feet underground
[D] Just [A] burn [E] my body [F#m] in a box
[D]
[A] And [B] let my ashes [F#m] flow with the [D] wind Out [A] into the [E] night [F#m] sky
[D] We celebrate the lives of the dead It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he dies [F#m] We gather round to [D] pay our respects
While [A] their souls are still searching for the [E] light
Searching [A] for the light
[F#m]
[D] Searching for [A] the light
[F#m] Oh, oh, [D] oh
[A]
[F#m] [D]
Searching for [A] the light
[F#m] [D] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for City And Colour - Body In A Box chords, practice playing D, A, E, F#m, A and F#m in sequence. Start with a comfortable 66 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 133. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] There's a funeral [F#m] procession on the highway _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ Traffic [E] _
screeches [F#m] to a halt
[D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ There's [E] people searching [F#m] for a better way [D] _ To [A] live their lives
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] Oh, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] Johnny lived a good [F#m] life, you'll hear them say
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ As [E] tears of sadness [F#m] soak the ground [D] The _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] reaper crept [F#m] in, took his breath away
_ [D] _ In the [A] middle of the _ _ [E] night, _ [F#m]
oh
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
We celebrate the lives [D] of the dead _ It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he _ _ dies _ _ [F#m] _ We gather round to [D] pay our respects
_ While [A] their souls are still searching for [E] the _ light
Searching [A] for the _ _ [F#] light
_ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ So please [E] don't come to me [F#m] on my dying day [D] _
_ [A] Just _ let [E] me go [F#m] in _ peace
[D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ With [E] all the things that [F#m] I forgot to [D] say _ [A] Racing through my _ _ [B] mind, _ [F#m] oh _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ And [E] don't you bury me [F#m] six feet underground _
[D] _ Just [A] _ _ burn [E] my body [F#m] in a box
_ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ And [B] let my ashes [F#m] flow with the [D] wind Out [A] into the _ [E] night _ [F#m] sky _
_ _ [D] We _ _ _ _ celebrate the lives of the dead It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he _ _ dies _ _ [F#m] _ We gather round to [D] pay our respects
_ While [A] their souls are still searching for the [E] _ _ light
Searching [A] for the _ _ light
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ Searching for [A] the _ light
_ _ [F#m] Oh, oh, [D] oh
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Searching for [A] the light _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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Within the album Bring Me Your Love, written by City and Colour, you'll find this song.

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