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My Coffin

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Tuning:Standard
~INTRO~
 A   EX4  
~VERSE~
ADear blue Esky Aare you afraid to Edie
ADo you fear you'll Enever see the AmorningE  
AAnd the twilight Ecomes Aand you lose your Eson
ADoes it come to Eyou without a AwarningE  
~CHORUS~
C#mWhen the pain will Estop Ahow will I Bknow
C#mWhen the carbon Ebonds that hold me Astart to G#mlet go
C#mIs there someone Eburied Abeneath this Bskin
C#mAnd is he Efree when I'm Alost Bin my coffin
~INTERLUDE~
 A   EX4  
~VERSE~
ADear moonElight Awhen you shine at Enight
ADo you fear you'll Euse up your reAsourcesE  
AWith the sun as Eking Ado you feel for it's Estring
AWhen the higher Epowers run their AcoursesE  
~CHORUS~
C#mWhen the rain falls Edown Awhat brings it Bback
C#mOpens the Eresurrected Aclouds from G#mwhite to black
C#mIt's a second Ebirth Aunder this Bskin
C#mMy cofEfin Amy coBffin
~BRIDGE~
  B    AX4  
~CHORUS~
C#mResurrection cEomes Abut death comes Bfirst
C#mAll of our enEtitlements and Arights will drive the G#mhearse
C#mI'm bleeding Edeath Adeath is unBmade 
C#mThe minute I Elose myself I'm Asaved Bfrom my coffin
~OUTRO~
 A   EX4  

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My Coffin

by Jon Foreman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

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Tuning:Standard

~INTRO~

A E 4

~VERSE~

A E A E

Dear blue sky are you afraid to die

A E A E

Do you fear you'll never see the morning

A E A E

And the twilight comes and you lose your son

A E A E

Does it come to you without a warning

~CHORUS~

C#m E A B

When the pain will stop how will I know

C#m E A G#m

When the carbon bonds that hold me start to let go

C#m E A B

Is there someone buried beneath this skin

C#m E A B

And is he free when I'm lost in my coffin

~INTERLUDE~

A E 4

~VERSE~

A E A E

Dear moonlight when you shine at night

A E A E

Do you fear you'll use up your resources

A E A E

With the sun as king do you feel for it's string

A E A E

When the higher powers run their courses

~CHORUS~

C#m E A B

When the rain falls down what brings it back

C#m E A G#m

Opens the resurrected clouds from white to black

C#m E A B

It's a second birth under this skin

C#m E A B

My coffin my coffin

~BRIDGE~

B A 4

~CHORUS~

C#m E A B

Resurrection comes but death comes first

C#m E A G#m

All of our entitlements and rights will drive the hearse

C#m E A B

I'm bleeding death death is unmade

C#m E A B

The minute I lose myself I'm saved from my coffin

~OUTRO~

A E 4

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