Chords for City and Colour - Body in a Box (lyrics)
Tempo:
117.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
D
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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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] [E] Traffic screeches [F#m] to a halt
[D]
[A] There's [E] people searching [F#m] for a better way [D] To [A] live their [E] lives
[F#m] Oh, [D] [A]
[E] Johnny lived a [F#m] good life, you'll hear them say
[D] As [A]
[E] tears of sadness [F#m] soak the ground [D]
The [A] [E] reaper crept in, [F#m] took his breath [D] away
In [A] the middle of the [E] night [F#m]
Oh, [D] [F#m]
we celebrate the [D] lives of the dead
It's like a [A] man's 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 [E] light
So [F#m]
[D] [A]
[B] [F#m]
[D] [A] please [E] don't come to me [F#m] on my dying [D] day [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 [F#m] me six feet underground
[D] Just [A] [E] burn my body [F#m] in a box
[D]
[A] And let [E] my [F#m] ashes blow with the [D] wind Out [A] into the [E] night [F#m] sky
[D] We [F#m]
celebrate the lives [D] of the dead It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he dies We [F#m] gather round to [D] pay our respects
While [A] their souls are still searching [E] for the light
Searching [A] for the light
[F#m]
[D] Searching [A] for the light
Oh, [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]
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[E] There's a funeral [F#m] procession on the highway [D] [A] [E] Traffic screeches [F#m] to a halt
[D]
[A] There's [E] people searching [F#m] for a better way [D] To [A] live their [E] lives
[F#m] Oh, [D] [A]
[E] Johnny lived a [F#m] good life, you'll hear them say
[D] As [A]
[E] tears of sadness [F#m] soak the ground [D]
The [A] [E] reaper crept in, [F#m] took his breath [D] away
In [A] the middle of the [E] night [F#m]
Oh, [D] [F#m]
we celebrate the [D] lives of the dead
It's like a [A] man's 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 [E] light
So [F#m]
[D] [A]
[B] [F#m]
[D] [A] please [E] don't come to me [F#m] on my dying [D] day [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 [F#m] me six feet underground
[D] Just [A] [E] burn my body [F#m] in a box
[D]
[A] And let [E] my [F#m] ashes blow with the [D] wind Out [A] into the [E] night [F#m] sky
[D] We [F#m]
celebrate the lives [D] of the dead It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he dies We [F#m] gather round to [D] pay our respects
While [A] their souls are still searching [E] for the light
Searching [A] for the light
[F#m]
[D] Searching [A] for the light
Oh, [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]
Key:
F#m
D
A
E
B
F#m
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] There's a funeral [F#m] procession on the highway [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Traffic screeches [F#m] to a halt
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ There's [E] people searching [F#m] for a better way [D] To [A] live their _ _ [E] lives
_ [F#m] Oh, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] Johnny lived a [F#m] good life, you'll hear them say
[D] _ As [A] _ _ _
[E] tears of sadness [F#m] soak the ground [D]
The _ [A] _ _ _ [E] reaper crept in, [F#m] took his breath [D] away
In [A] the middle of the _ _ [E] night _ [F#m]
Oh, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
we celebrate the [D] lives of the dead
It's like a [A] man's 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 _ [E] light
So [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ please [E] don't come to me [F#m] on my dying [D] day _ _ [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 [F#m] me six feet underground _
[D] _ Just [A] _ _ [E] burn my body [F#m] in a box
[D] _ _
_ [A] _ And let [E] my [F#m] ashes blow with the [D] wind Out [A] into the _ [E] night _ [F#m] sky _
_ _ [D] We _ [F#m] _ _ _
celebrate the lives [D] of the dead _ It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he _ dies We _ [F#m] _ _ gather round to [D] pay our respects
_ While [A] their souls are still searching [E] for the _ light
_ Searching [A] for the _ light
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ Searching [A] for the _ _ light
_ Oh, [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] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] There's a funeral [F#m] procession on the highway [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Traffic screeches [F#m] to a halt
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ There's [E] people searching [F#m] for a better way [D] To [A] live their _ _ [E] lives
_ [F#m] Oh, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] Johnny lived a [F#m] good life, you'll hear them say
[D] _ As [A] _ _ _
[E] tears of sadness [F#m] soak the ground [D]
The _ [A] _ _ _ [E] reaper crept in, [F#m] took his breath [D] away
In [A] the middle of the _ _ [E] night _ [F#m]
Oh, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
we celebrate the [D] lives of the dead
It's like a [A] man's 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 _ [E] light
So [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ please [E] don't come to me [F#m] on my dying [D] day _ _ [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 [F#m] me six feet underground _
[D] _ Just [A] _ _ [E] burn my body [F#m] in a box
[D] _ _
_ [A] _ And let [E] my [F#m] ashes blow with the [D] wind Out [A] into the _ [E] night _ [F#m] sky _
_ _ [D] We _ [F#m] _ _ _
celebrate the lives [D] of the dead _ It's like a man's [A] best party
Only happens when [E] he _ dies We _ [F#m] _ _ gather round to [D] pay our respects
_ While [A] their souls are still searching [E] for the _ light
_ Searching [A] for the _ light
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ Searching [A] for the _ _ light
_ Oh, [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] _ _ _ _ _