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My Death by Jacques Brel, performed by David Bowie from
Ziggy Stardust the Motion Picture
Em   Em7   Em6Emb6
6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1
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[Intro]
Em   Em7   Em6Emb6
[Verse]
EmMy Em7death waits likeEm6  
Emb6 Em  Em7  
an old roué
Em6 Emb6
So confident
I'll go his Emway
Em7Whistle to Em6him
Emb6 D   Dsus4  D  
and the passing time
GMy death waits Alike
a GBible truthC  
at the Ffuneral of my AmyouthAm/G  
oh we drFank for that
and the pGassing time
G#mMy death waits likeF#  
a witched nG#might
as F#surely as our love is bG#mright
Let's not F#think about the Bpassing time
EmBut whatever lies Dbehind the doorC  
there is nothing much to Bdo
EmAngel or Devil, DI don't careC  C/B  
For in front oAmf that doAm/Gor there is yBou
Bb C Gm
GmMy death waits like
a beggar blind
who sees the world through an unlit mind
throw him a dime for the Fpassing time
MBby death waits Cthere between your tBbhighs
Your cold Abfingers will close my Cmeyes
Let's Abthink of that
And the Bbpassing time
BmMy death waitsA  
to allow my Bmfriend
a fAew good times
before it eBmnds
so let's Adrink to that
and the F#passing time
Gbut whatever lies Fbehind the doorEb  
there is nothing much to DdoG  
Angel or Devil, FI don't careEb  
for in front of that door
there is Dyou
GmMy death waits there
among the leaves
in magician's mysterious sleeves
rabbits and dogs
and the Fpassing time
BbMy death waits Cthere
among the Bbflowers
where the Abblackest shadow Cmcowers
Let's pick Ablilacs for the Bbpassing time
BmMy death waits Athere
in a double Bmbed
sails Aof oblivion
at my Bmhead
so pull up your Aseats against
the F#passing time
BGmut whatever lies Fbehind the doorEb  
there is nothing Dmuch to doGm  
Angel or DevilF  
I don't careEb  
for in front of that door.......
there is
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