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Funeral Song

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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This is a very simplified version of the song. The little riff she does after the C at the end of each
verse going into the Am is as follows:
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-3-2-0-----------|
E|-----------------|
G/F#: 220033
[Verse]
If Gthese bare walls could Emsing
They would Csing us a funeral sonGg
Push their wooden Emwords into your mouCth
GThey would not wish to Embe
A Cburden to your toGngue
GWould not wish to caEmrry on
CToo long
[Chorus]
AmWith no sEmorrow
GAsk no G/F#greater Empardon
Than the Ampattern
Time is Emcarving in your Cskin
[Verse]
If Gthese pale bones could Emsway
They would Cmarch to a funeral sGong
And pull their milky Emway across the Cyard
GThey would not wish to Emkeep
You Ctethered to their Garms
GThey would not wish to cEmarry on tCoo far
[Chorus]
AmWith no sEmorrow
GAsk no G/F#greater Empardon
Than the Ampattern
Time is Emcarving in your Cskin
[Break]
G, Em,  C(2x)
[Verse]
Well if GI could stretch mEmy ears
InCto a grand proGcession
GAnd circle ‘round your wEmisdom
Like a Csong
GI would not wish tEmo be
CThe fire in your bGelly
GI would not wish for
HEmolding you too lCong
[Chorus]
AmWith no sEmorrow
GAsk no G/F#greater Empardon
Than the Ampattern
Time is Emcarving in your Cskin
[Outro}
 Cuntil the song fades out

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Funeral Song

by Laura Gibson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

This is a very simplified version of the song. The little riff she does after the C at the end of each

verse going into the Am is as follows:

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

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

A|-3-2-0-----------|

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

G/F#

: 220033

[Verse]

G Em

If these bare walls could sing

C G

They would sing us a funeral song

Em C

Push their wooden words into your mouth

G Em

They would not wish to be

C G

A burden to your tongue

G Em

Would not wish to carry on

Too long

[Chorus]

Am Em

With no sorrow

G G/F# Em

Ask no greater pardon

Than the pattern

Em C

Time is carving in your skin

[Verse]

G Em

If these pale bones could sway

C G

They would march to a funeral song

Em C

And pull their milky way across the yard

G Em

They would not wish to keep

C G

You tethered to their arms

G Em C

They would not wish to carry on too far

[Chorus]

Am Em

With no sorrow

G G/F# Em

Ask no greater pardon

Than the pattern

Em C

Time is carving in your skin

[Break]

G Em C

, , (2x)

[Verse]

G Em

Well if I could stretch my ears

C G

Into a grand procession

G Em

And circle ‘round your wisdom

Like a song

G Em

I would not wish to be

C G

The fire in your belly

I would not wish for

Em C

Holding you too long

[Chorus]

Am Em

With no sorrow

G G/F# Em

Ask no greater pardon

Than the pattern

Em C

Time is carving in your skin

[Outro}

until the song fades out

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