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Buried Alive

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CWhen she left I locked the G7door and pulled the CshadesC7  
Now I’m Fliving in a six room Cgrave
All my Freasons for G7living have Cd-i-Ame-d
So CI’m living G7buried Calive
I just exist with G7nothing but CsorrowC7  
I don’t Fknow if it’s today or Ctomorrow
I’m through Fliving with the G7world out-Csi-dAm-e
So CI’m living G7buried Calive
I just D7can’t believe she’s gone
I’ve G7been too weak to cry
I D7sit and wait for teardrops
To G7fill my lonely eyes
CMy headstone is just a G7mailbox on the CstreetC7  
And the Fflowers she planted make things Ccomplete
Now this Fhome is like a G7grave inCs-i-Amd-e
So CI’m living G7buried Calive
CMy headstone is just a G7mailbox on the CstreetC7  
And the Fflowers she planted make things Ccomplete
Now this Fhome is like a G7grave inCs-i-Amd-e
So CI’m living G7buried Calive

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Buried Alive

by Carl Smith

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Chords in this song · guitar

C G7 C C7

When she left I locked the door and pulled the shades

F C

Now I’m living in a six room grave

F G7 C Am

All my reasons for living have d-i-e-d

C G7 C

So I’m living buried alive

G7 C C7

I just exist with nothing but sorrow

F C

I don’t know if it’s today or tomorrow

F G7 C Am

I’m through living with the world out-si-d-e

C G7 C

So I’m living buried alive

I just can’t believe she’s gone

I’ve been too weak to cry

I sit and wait for teardrops

To fill my lonely eyes

C G7 C C7

My headstone is just a mailbox on the street

F C

And the flowers she planted make things complete

F G7 C Am

Now this home is like a grave ins-i-d-e

C G7 C

So I’m living buried alive

C G7 C C7

My headstone is just a mailbox on the street

F C

And the flowers she planted make things complete

F G7 C Am

Now this home is like a grave ins-i-d-e

C G7 C

So I’m living buried alive

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