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Brief Is The Light

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Buried Alive version in Dm (or D tune): 
[Intro]
C   C   Em  Em
C   Am  Em  D/F#
C   C   Em  Em
C   Am  Em  D/F#
C   C   Em  Em
C   Am
[Verse 1]
 EmThe bells aEmgain... someone has dGied D/F#  
 EmThe bells of the Emend toll to remGind D/F#  
that Amlife's but a Crace against Emtime Em  
[Verse 2]
 EmAt your bEmack you'll always hGear D/F#  
 EmThe chariot of tEmime hurrying nGear D/F#  
The Dfaster you Crun the closer Git comes G  
A Dpursuer Cyou can not outGruAmn 
[Chorus]
EmHear these words I Amsay: 
CMake the most out Dof your day 
For Embrief is the light on Amour way 
on this Gmomentary trD/F#ail 
EmHear these words, aAmwake: 
CMake the most out Dof your day 
For Embrief is the time, so Ambrief is the time 
that Gwe're allowed to stD/F#ay... D/F#  C  C  
[Verse 3]
 EmThe bells agEmain... whose turn this tGime? D/F#  
 EmTo reach the eEmnd, yours or mGine? D/F#  
Each Dfuneral just Cmakes us reaGlize G  
that Dlife's but a Cseries of goodGbyAmes 
[Chorus]
EmHear these words I Amsay: 
CMake the most out Dof your day 
For Embrief is the light on Amour way 
on this Gmomentary trD/F#ail (.D/F#..too late)
[Solo]
C   C   Em  Em
C   Am  Em  Em D/F#
CC   CAm  EmN.C.EmN.C.
[Chorus]
EmHear these words I Amsay: 
CMake the most out Dof your day 
For Embrief is the light on Amour way 
on this Gmomentary trD/F#ail 
EmHear these words, aAmwake: 
CMake the most out Dof your day 
For Embrief is the time, so Ambrief is the time 
that Gwe're allowed to stD/F#ay... D/F#  
[Outro]
Life passes Cby, Cmelts away like sEmnow in the spring 
 EmWe all are Cblind Amto the running of tEmime D/F#  
C   C   Em  Em
C   Am  Em

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Brief Is The Light

by Sentenced

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D/F#

Buried Alive version in Dm (or D tune):

[Intro]

C C Em Em

C Am Em D/F#

C C Em Em

C Am Em D/F#

C C Em Em

C Am

[Verse 1]

Em Em G D/F#

The bells again... someone has died

Em Em G D/F#

The bells of the end toll to remind

Am C Em Em

that life's but a race against time

[Verse 2]

Em Em G D/F#

At your back you'll always hear

Em Em G D/F#

The chariot of time hurrying near

D C G G

The faster you run the closer it comes

D C G Am

A pursuer you can not outrun

[Chorus]

Em Am

Hear these words I say:

C D

Make the most out of your day

Em Am

For brief is the light on our way

G D/F#

on this momentary trail

Em Am

Hear these words, awake:

C D

Make the most out of your day

Em Am

For brief is the time, so brief is the time

G D/F# D/F# C C

that we're allowed to stay...

[Verse 3]

Em Em G D/F#

The bells again... whose turn this time?

Em Em G D/F#

To reach the end, yours or mine?

D C G G

Each funeral just makes us realize

D C G Am

that life's but a series of goodbyes

[Chorus]

Em Am

Hear these words I say:

C D

Make the most out of your day

Em Am

For brief is the light on our way

G D/F# D/F#

on this momentary trail (...too late)

[Solo]

C C Em Em

C Am Em Em D/F#

C C Em Em

C Am N.C.N.C.

[Chorus]

Em Am

Hear these words I say:

C D

Make the most out of your day

Em Am

For brief is the light on our way

G D/F#

on this momentary trail

Em Am

Hear these words, awake:

C D

Make the most out of your day

Em Am

For brief is the time, so brief is the time

G D/F# D/F#

that we're allowed to stay...

[Outro]

C C Em

Life passes by, melts away like snow in the spring

Em C Am Em D/F#

We all are blind to the running of time

C C Em Em

C Am Em

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