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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords used in this song: C G Am and F
Intro:
e|--0-----------------------------|------------------------| (x2)
B|--------1--3--------------------|---------1--0-----3-----|
G|-----2--------0--4--4--5--4--2--|---2-----------0-----2--|
D|--------------------------------|------3-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------|
I Held Death's Hand This Evening!
C (x3) G (x3) Am (x8)
F (x3) G (x3) Am (x8)
Verse 1:
AmCan't keep my heart from beating
AmCan't keep my throat from screaming
FThere has to be another way fGor me to keep on living
Pre-Chorus: 
AmI held death's hand this evening
AmClosed my eyes now I'm dreaming
I pFromise I won't leave here
Don't let me Gdie I'm fucking screaming
Chorus:
F'Cause I've got more life left to live (gGot some promises to keep)
FTo all the hearts that carried me (Gup from the ocean deep)
FI've had to do some searching tGo understand our reasons
FFor every selfish feeling (GI held death's hand this evening)
Post Chorus
CNow my lGungs are faiAmling
Amand my heart is fading
FMy mind Gis taking Amme
AmSo far away I'm dreaming
Verse 2:
AmSo far away I'm dreaming
AmFor every selfish reason
AmI kept the bottles rolling
FI poured my heart out
To stop yGou from leaving
Pre-Chorus: 
AmI held death's hand this evening
AmClosed my eyes now I'm dreaming
I pFromise I won't leave here
Don't let me Gdie I'm fucking screaming
Chorus:
F'Cause I've got more life left to live (gGot some promises to keep)
FTo all the hearts that carried me (Gup from the ocean deep)
FI've had to do some searching tGo understand our reasons
FFor every selfish feeling (GI held death's hand this evening)
Bridge: (x2)
CYou're the ones that kept me going
I owe yGou this much
AmYou gave me the strength to say
FHey Death
AmGet Fucked!
Outro: (x2) 
CNow my lGungs are faiAmling
AmAnd my heart is fading
FMy mind Gis taking Amme
Well that's about it! If there are any mistakes please comment below! And maybe favorite for complete tab;)

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Deaths Hand

by The Amity Affliction

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Chords used in this song: C G Am and F

Intro:

e|--0-----------------------------|------------------------| (x2)

B|--------1--3--------------------|---------1--0-----3-----|

G|-----2--------0--4--4--5--4--2--|---2-----------0-----2--|

D|--------------------------------|------3-----------------|

A|--------------------------------|------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|------------------------|

I Held Death's Hand This Evening!

C (x3) G (x3) Am (x8)

F (x3) G (x3) Am (x8)

Verse 1:

Can't keep my heart from beating

Can't keep my throat from screaming

F G

There has to be another way for me to keep on living

Pre-Chorus:

I held death's hand this evening

Closed my eyes now I'm dreaming

I promise I won't leave here

Don't let me die I'm fucking screaming

Chorus:

F G

'Cause I've got more life left to live (got some promises to keep)

F G

To all the hearts that carried me (up from the ocean deep)

F G

I've had to do some searching to understand our reasons

F G

For every selfish feeling (I held death's hand this evening)

Post Chorus

C G Am

Now my lungs are failing

and my heart is fading

F G Am

My mind is taking me

So far away I'm dreaming

Verse 2:

So far away I'm dreaming

For every selfish reason

I kept the bottles rolling

I poured my heart out

To stop you from leaving

Pre-Chorus:

I held death's hand this evening

Closed my eyes now I'm dreaming

I promise I won't leave here

Don't let me die I'm fucking screaming

Chorus:

F G

'Cause I've got more life left to live (got some promises to keep)

F G

To all the hearts that carried me (up from the ocean deep)

F G

I've had to do some searching to understand our reasons

F G

For every selfish feeling (I held death's hand this evening)

Bridge: (x2)

You're the ones that kept me going

I owe you this much

You gave me the strength to say

Hey Death

Get Fucked!

Outro: (x2)

C G Am

Now my lungs are failing

And my heart is fading

F G Am

My mind is taking me

Well that's about it! If there are any mistakes please comment below! And maybe favorite for complete tab;)

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