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Capo on 1
[Intro]
A
F  G
D   Bm   F#m   G   F#m   G   A
[Verse 1]
DI used to think that time was Bmon my F#mside
But now I Gfeel so F#mbad
I gotta Gcrawl and hAide
And I'm ready for EmdeathA  
Yes I'm ready for EmdeathA  G  
[Verse 2]
DI've seen enough about this Bmworld to F#mknow
There probably Gis no F#mgod
No place for Gsouls tAo go
But I'm ready for EmdeathA  
Yes I'm ready for EmdeathA  G  
[Chorus]
ODoh, I wanna go gCentle
And never rEmage against the dying liBbghtA  
ODoh, how I long
To find Cthose I've done wrong
EmAnd try to make things BbrightA  
[Break]
Em   A   D   Bm
Em A
F G
[Verse 3]
DAnd when I see the lantern Bmflame go F#mout
Well then we'll sGoon find F#mout 
What nothing's Gall abAout
And I'm ready for dEmeathA  
Yes, I'm ready for dEmeathA  G  
[Verse 4]
DI've seen enough of this wBmorld to kF#mnow
There probably Gis no F#mgod
No place for Gsouls tAo go
But I'm ready for EmdeathA  
Yes I'm ready for EmdeathA  G  
[Chorus]
ODoh, I wanna go gCentle
And never rEmage against the dying liBbghtA  
ODoh, how I long
To find Cthose I've done wrong
EmAnd try to make things Bbright, yAeah
[Break]
D   Bm   F#m   G   F#m   G   A
Em   A
Em   A   G
[Verse 5]
DI used to think that time was Bmon my F#mside
But now I Gfeel so F#mbad
I gotta Gcrawl and hAide
And I'm ready for EmdeathA  
Yes I'm ready for EmdeathA  
Yes I'm ready for EmdeathA  G  
[Outro]
Em    A
D   Bm   Em   A
D   Bm   Em   A
D   Bm   Em   A
D   Bm   Em   A
D   Bm   Em   A
F   G
D
Em  A
Em  A  G

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Ready For Death

by Doug Gillard

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo on 1

[Intro]

F G

D Bm F#m G F#m G A

[Verse 1]

D Bm F#m

I used to think that time was on my side

G F#m

But now I feel so bad

G A

I gotta crawl and hide

Em A

And I'm ready for death

Em A G

Yes I'm ready for death

[Verse 2]

D Bm F#m

I've seen enough about this world to know

G F#m

There probably is no god

G A

No place for souls to go

Em A

But I'm ready for death

Em A G

Yes I'm ready for death

[Chorus]

D C

Ooh, I wanna go gentle

Em Bb A

And never rage against the dying light

Ooh, how I long

To find those I've done wrong

Em Bb A

And try to make things right

[Break]

Em A D Bm

Em A

F G

[Verse 3]

D Bm F#m

And when I see the lantern flame go out

G F#m

Well then we'll soon find out

G A

What nothing's all about

Em A

And I'm ready for death

Em A G

Yes, I'm ready for death

[Verse 4]

D Bm F#m

I've seen enough of this world to know

G F#m

There probably is no god

G A

No place for souls to go

Em A

But I'm ready for death

Em A G

Yes I'm ready for death

[Chorus]

D C

Ooh, I wanna go gentle

Em Bb A

And never rage against the dying light

Ooh, how I long

To find those I've done wrong

Em Bb A

And try to make things right, yeah

[Break]

D Bm F#m G F#m G A

Em A

Em A G

[Verse 5]

D Bm F#m

I used to think that time was on my side

G F#m

But now I feel so bad

G A

I gotta crawl and hide

Em A

And I'm ready for death

Em A

Yes I'm ready for death

Em A G

Yes I'm ready for death

[Outro]

Em A

D Bm Em A

F G

Em A

Em A G

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