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When I Was Dead

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[opening chords & verse chords played like this]
e---Ab------G/Ab--------F#-------C#------
B---13-----13-----11-----6-----
G---13-----13-----11-----6-----
D---13-----13-----11-----6-----
A---11-----10-----9------4-----
E------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[intro]
Abo...a.....oG/Ab.........    F#o......a.....C#o.........
Abo...a.....oG/Ab.........    F#o......a.....C#o.........oC#.......
[all in]
       Ab         G/Ab         F#    C#x2
Absearching through  G/Aba    ????????     F#looking for a nC#ew dimension
Abfriends I remember                  G/Ab   F#faces of my pasC#t existance
Abturning that emotioG/Abn                 F#feeling my soul C#on fire
Abnow I am gone                       G/Ab   F#cloak of darkneC#ss slowly lifting
Abthe price of pain is still the C#same
AbI watch you vanish into flamesC#  
                      Ab   C#[stop]
all this seemed so good when I was dead
Abo...a.....oEb.........    C#o......a....Eb.o.........
Abo...a.....oEb.........    C#o......a....Eb.o.........
       Ab         G/Ab         F#    C#x2
Ablooking in the mirrG/Abor               F#reflections of tC#he present
Aball I can hope for                  G/Ab  F#a connection witC#h reality
Abthe hands of time                   G/Ab  F#are frozen still C#forever
Abnow I am gone                       G/Ab  F#the cloak of darC#kness slowly lifting
Abthe price of pain is still the C#same
AbI watch you vanish into flamesC#  
                      Ab   C#[stop]
all this seemed so good when I was dead
Abo...a.....oEb.........    C#o......a....Eb.o.........
Abo...a.....oEb.........    C#o......a....Eb.o.........
[Solo]
     Ab       Eb       C#     Ebx2
[outro]
Abthe price of Ebpain is C#still the Ebsame  AbI watched yEbou vanish C#into flaEbmes
Abo...a.....oEb.........    C#o......a....Eb.o.........
Abo...a.....oEb.........    C#o......a....Eb.o.........
Abo...a.....oEb.........C#  C  Bb  Ab  

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When I Was Dead

by rudi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/Ab

[opening chords & verse chords played like this]

Ab G/Ab F# C#

e------------------------------

B---13-----13-----11-----6-----

G---13-----13-----11-----6-----

D---13-----13-----11-----6-----

A---11-----10-----9------4-----

E------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[intro]

Ab G/Ab F# C#

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........

Ab G/Ab F# C# C#

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........o.......

[all in]

Ab G/Ab F# C#

searching through a ???????? looking for a new dimension

Ab G/Ab F# C#

friends I remember faces of my past existance

Ab G/Ab F# C#

turning that emotion feeling my soul on fire

Ab G/Ab F# C#

now I am gone cloak of darkness slowly lifting

Ab C#

the price of pain is still the same

Ab C#

I watch you vanish into flames

Ab C#

[stop]

all this seemed so good when I was dead

Ab Eb C# Eb

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........

Ab Eb C# Eb

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........

Ab G/Ab F# C#

looking in the mirror reflections of the present

Ab G/Ab F# C#

all I can hope for a connection with reality

Ab G/Ab F# C#

the hands of time are frozen still forever

Ab G/Ab F# C#

now I am gone the cloak of darkness slowly lifting

Ab C#

the price of pain is still the same

Ab C#

I watch you vanish into flames

Ab C#

[stop]

all this seemed so good when I was dead

Ab Eb C# Eb

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........

Ab Eb C# Eb

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........

[Solo]

Ab Eb C# Eb

[outro]

Ab Eb C# Eb Ab Eb C# Eb

the price of pain is still the same I watched you vanish into flames

Ab Eb C# Eb

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........

Ab Eb C# Eb

o...a.....o......... o......a.....o.........

Ab Eb C# C Bb Ab

o...a.....o.........

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