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Chords:
Cm2: x3553x
A5:  x022xx
Intro (0:00)
C A C A
Verse (0:12)
CI was in a craterA  
CPockmarked fields on Aeither side
I wCas meant to be all safeA  
Cm2How did I die?
A5How did I die?
AOr didn’t I?
Verse (0:43)
CUn sursaut, une Acrispation,
CMon corps souAdain
CComme voulant s’engloutir Adans la terre.
Cm2How did I die?
A5How did I die?
Or dGidn’t I?
D#Didn’t I Gdie at aAll?A  
Verse (1:20)
CI fell into a ditchA  
CInside an A7VA  
COn the end facing
AMephisto is it's name
Cm2How did I die?
A5How did I die?
AOr didn’t I?
Verse (1:49)
CEin schwarzes BiestA  
CEin SplitterregeAn
Über den BäuCmen zerspringt
UAnd niedergeht
Cm2How did I die?
A5How did I die?
GOr didn’t I?
D#Didn’t I Gdie at aAll?A  
C A C A
C A C A
Cm2  G   A  A  
Bridge (3:04)
CNow there is only that sinister Abrown belt
A strip of murdCered Nature. 
AIt seems to belong to another world
CEvery sign of humanity has been swAept away 
The woods and Croads have vanished 
Like chalk Awiped from a board 
COf the villages nothing remains but gray smears 
AWhere stone walls have tumbled together. 
CA confused mAass of troubled earth. 
CColumns of muddy smoke Aspurt up continually as
HCigh explosives tear deeper intAo this ulcered area.C  A  
Cm2How did I die?
CI fell from the sky
AOr didn’t I?
Verse (4:04)
CI filled my mouth with wAater
So the buCllet could suceedA  
CHow did I die?
AHow did I die?
Cm2Did I die by my own hand?
A5Or didn’t I?
GHow did I die?
       D#         G        AAC
Or didn’t I die at all?
A F G A
A F G A
Verse (5:02)
AHow did we die?
Or dFidn’t we?
GDidn’t we die at all?A  
AWe didn't die
We diFdn’t die
We are bGack with a different sonAgA  F  G  A  
Verse (5:34)
We didn’t Adie
We didn’t dFie
We’re just Gsinging a different soAng
We are Aback with a change of weaFther
Ein anderer WiGnd, ein neues LiAedA  F  G  A  
Verse (6:06)
We didn’t dAie
We didn’t dFie
We givGe you a different soAng
AOkookookookooskrooFkookookookoo
The Gdifference is in the Asong
AOkookookookooskrooFkookookookoo
GDifference makes the sAong
Outro (6:38)
We didn’t Adie
We didn’t Fdie
We didn’t Gdie
We didn’t Adie 

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How Did I Die

by Einstürzende Neubauten

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Chords:

Cm2: x3553x

A5: x022xx

Intro (0:00)

C A C A

Verse (0:12)

C A

I was in a crater

C A

Pockmarked fields on either side

C A

I was meant to be all safe

Cm2

How did I die?

Or didn’t I?

Verse (0:43)

C A

Un sursaut, une crispation,

C A

Mon corps soudain

C A

Comme voulant s’engloutir dans la terre.

Cm2

How did I die?

Or didn’t I?

D# G A A

Didn’t I die at all?

Verse (1:20)

C A

I fell into a ditch

C A

Inside an A7V

On the end facing

Mephisto is it's name

Cm2

How did I die?

Or didn’t I?

Verse (1:49)

C A

Ein schwarzes Biest

C A

Ein Splitterregen

Über den Bäumen zerspringt

Und niedergeht

Cm2

How did I die?

Or didn’t I?

D# G A A

Didn’t I die at all?

C A C A

G A A

Cm2

Bridge (3:04)

C A

Now there is only that sinister brown belt

A strip of murdered Nature.

It seems to belong to another world

C A

Every sign of humanity has been swept away

The woods and roads have vanished

Like chalk wiped from a board

Of the villages nothing remains but gray smears

Where stone walls have tumbled together.

C A

A confused mass of troubled earth.

C A

Columns of muddy smoke spurt up continually as

C A C A

High explosives tear deeper into this ulcered area.

Cm2

How did I die?

I fell from the sky

Or didn’t I?

Verse (4:04)

C A

I filled my mouth with water

C A

So the bullet could suceed

How did I die?

Cm2

Did I die by my own hand?

Or didn’t I?

How did I die?

D# G A

Or didn’t I die at all?

A F G A

Verse (5:02)

How did we die?

Or didn’t we?

G A

Didn’t we die at all?

We didn't die

We didn’t die

G A A F G A

We are back with a different song

Verse (5:34)

We didn’t die

G A

We’re just singing a different song

A F

We are back with a change of weather

G A A F G A

Ein anderer Wind, ein neues Lied

Verse (6:06)

We didn’t die

G A

We give you a different song

A F

Okookookookooskrookookookookoo

G A

The difference is in the song

A F

Okookookookooskrookookookookoo

G A

Difference makes the song

Outro (6:38)

We didn’t die

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