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Please Just Stay Dead

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I don't know if these are the exact chords, but they sound good to sing along with. Capo 3. Pull off 
and hit the open top strings in between chords. 
[Chords]
Em7: 022030
Em: 02000x
Em7#5: 032030 (032033 in chorus) 
Em9: 054055 (0540xx in last line of chorus) 
Cm7/E: 03200x
[Verse]
Em7All the pets I’ve buried 
EmJust wanted me to know  
Em7#5Sometimes it’s okay 
To let a Emgood thing go 
 Em7Wrap you in yarn and grass  
EmEmbalm you with milk     
Em7#5Lay you to rest 
EmIn cardboard lined with silk 
[Chorus]
Em7#5Wild fires have been Em9eating you 
Inside Cm7/Emy head      Em  
Em7#5Trying to smoke you Em9out 
Or burn you Cm7/Ealive in Emit 
Cm7/EThis time Em9please just stay Emdead 
[Verse]
Em7This living room memorial 
EmDoesn’t bear a name 
Em7#5I guess I can’t blame you 
But I Emhate you all the same 
Em7I wear your homemade tattoos 
EmAll over my skin 
Em7#5You put your cigarettes out on me 
EmThey’re still sinking in
[Chorus]
Em7#5Wild fires have been Em9eating you 
Inside Cm7/Emy head      Em  
Em7#5Trying to smoke you Em9out 
Or burn you Cm7/Ealive in Emit 
Cm7/EThis time Em9please just stay Emdead 

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Please Just Stay Dead

by Nicole Dollanganger

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Em7#5

Em9

Cm7/E

I don't know if these are the exact chords, but they sound good to sing along with. Capo 3. Pull off

and hit the open top strings in between chords.

[Chords]

Em7

: 022030

: 02000x

Em7#5

: 032030 (032033 in chorus)

Em9

: 054055 (0540xx in last line of chorus)

Cm7/E

: 03200x

[Verse]

Em7

All the pets I’ve buried

Just wanted me to know

Em7#5

Sometimes it’s okay

To let a good thing go

Em7

Wrap you in yarn and grass

Embalm you with milk

Em7#5

Lay you to rest

In cardboard lined with silk

[Chorus]

Em7#5 Em9

Wild fires have been eating you

Cm7/E Em

Inside my head

Em7#5 Em9

Trying to smoke you out

Cm7/E Em

Or burn you alive in it

Cm7/E Em9 Em

This time please just stay dead

[Verse]

Em7

This living room memorial

Doesn’t bear a name

Em7#5

I guess I can’t blame you

But I hate you all the same

Em7

I wear your homemade tattoos

All over my skin

Em7#5

You put your cigarettes out on me

They’re still sinking in

[Chorus]

Em7#5 Em9

Wild fires have been eating you

Cm7/E Em

Inside my head

Em7#5 Em9

Trying to smoke you out

Cm7/E Em

Or burn you alive in it

Cm7/E Em9 Em

This time please just stay dead

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