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Young Guns - Memento Mori
Tuning: Standard
CAPO 2
INTRO
Bm5  C#m   D   Em  
VERSE
   Bm5              C#m   D  
In my heart I feel a change
What once was now loEmoks so sBm5trange
You're out at sea and C#mI'm ashorDe
      Bm5                C#m   D  
These wounds don't seem to wait
If you're a fist IEm'm a window pBm5ane
Like the moon we C#mwax and wDaneEm  
PRECHORUS
                        G        EmBm5
She says we're not gonna make it
This night is fading just lAike a photograph
                         G          EmBm5
It's bittersweet but I'll take it
They say that some thiAngs
Are just not meant to last
CHORUS
              G               EmBm5 
This night's fading like a photograph
This night's faAding like a photograph
             G               EmBm5 
This night's fading like a photograph
Some things juAst aren't meant to lastG  
VERSE
Oh I constantly explain
You're the mist I'm the pouring rain
And slowly we evaporate
In these tombs I seal away
Precious little that still remains
To never see the light of day
PRECHORUS
She says we're not gonna make it
This night is fading just like a photograph
It's bittersweet but I'll take it
They say that some things
Are just not meant to last
CHORUS
This night's fading like a photograph
This night's fading like a photograph
This night's fading like a photograph
Some things just aren't meant to last
PREBRIDGE
  D    EmBm5  G  
BRIDGE
DShe says memento mEmori
Bm5Tonight ignore the warGnings
                     D       EmBm5    G  
We could be dead by morning
        G              EmBm5        A  
And I'm fading like a photograph
        G                EmBm5      A  
And I'm fading like a photograph
PRECHORUS
She says we're not gonna make it
This night is fading just like a photograph
It's bittersweet but I'll take it
They say that some things
Are just not meant to last
CHORUS
This night's fading like a photograph
This night's fading like a photograph
This night's fading like a photograph
Some things just aren't meant to last

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Memento Mori

by Young Guns

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Young Guns - Memento Mori

Tuning: Standard

CAPO 2

INTRO

C#m D Em

Bm5

VERSE

C#m D

Bm5

In my heart I feel a change

Em Bm5

What once was now looks so strange

C#m D

You're out at sea and I'm ashore

C#m D

Bm5

These wounds don't seem to wait

Em Bm5

If you're a fist I'm a window pane

C#m D Em

Like the moon we wax and wane

PRECHORUS

G Em

Bm5

She says we're not gonna make it

This night is fading just like a photograph

G Em

Bm5

It's bittersweet but I'll take it

They say that some things

Are just not meant to last

CHORUS

G Em

Bm5

This night's fading like a photograph

G Em

Bm5

This night's fading like a photograph

A G

Some things just aren't meant to last

VERSE

Oh I constantly explain

You're the mist I'm the pouring rain

And slowly we evaporate

In these tombs I seal away

Precious little that still remains

To never see the light of day

PRECHORUS

She says we're not gonna make it

This night is fading just like a photograph

It's bittersweet but I'll take it

They say that some things

Are just not meant to last

CHORUS

This night's fading like a photograph

Some things just aren't meant to last

PREBRIDGE

D Em G

Bm5

BRIDGE

D Em

She says memento mori

Bm5 G

Tonight ignore the warnings

D Em G

Bm5

We could be dead by morning

G Em A

Bm5

And I'm fading like a photograph

G Em A

Bm5

And I'm fading like a photograph

PRECHORUS

She says we're not gonna make it

This night is fading just like a photograph

It's bittersweet but I'll take it

They say that some things

Are just not meant to last

CHORUS

This night's fading like a photograph

Some things just aren't meant to last

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