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Death Is Not Defeat

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[Intro]
| G#m| F#m| E| F#m|
[Chorus]
G#mWhen I leave this skin and bF#moneE  
EBeyond my final heartbeF#matG#m  
I'll dismantle piece by pieF#mce
And EI will know that death is not defeat
[Chorus]
 G#mWhen I Bleave this Eskin and bone
 G#mBeyond my Bfinal Eheartbeat (Heartbeat)
 G#mI'll dismBantle Epiece by piece
And BI will know that C#mdeath is nAot defeG#mat
[Verse 1]
G#mHolding on tight to what's left of our tEime
We've hidden away, but it's in the deC#msign
Why do we D#mfight what we can't defEine?
Don't be afraid, we all cross the same lG#mine
[Chorus]
 G#mWhen I Bleave this Eskin and bone
 G#mBeyond my Bfinal Eheartbeat (Heartbeat)
 G#mI'll dismBantle Epiece by piece
And BI will know that C#mdeath is nAot defeG#mat
[Verse 2]
G#mInto the night, we burn and Erage
In death, we repay for time on this C#mstage
The lights are D#mbright, but don't lose your Eway
'Cause once it ignites, the flame must decG#may
[Bridge]
G#mNow you're finally complete
I will see you where oceans meeG#mt
Past and present mergG#me,
 Elight and C#mdark will convergG#me
Time will overthrG#mow  oEur,
 C#mour reign on this tG#mhrone
| E| C#m| G#m| E| C#m|
 G#mThe everlasting sEleep rC#meturning through the veG#mil
Far beneath the Edeep, another C#msoul sets sG#mail
[Instrumental]
| G#m| F#m| E| F#m|
[Outro]
G#mWhen I leave this skin and bF#moneE  
EBeyond my final heartbeF#matG#m  
I'll dismantle piece by pieF#mce
And EI will know that death is not defeat
 G#mWhen I Bleave this Eskin and bone
 G#mBeyond my Bfinal Eheartbeat (Heartbeat)
 G#mI'll dismBantle Epiece by piece
And BI will know that C#mdeath is nAot defeat
G#m

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Death Is Not Defeat

by Architects

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

C#m

D#m

[Intro]

G#m F#m E F#m

| | | | |

[Chorus]

G#m F#m E

When I leave this skin and bone

E F#m G#m

Beyond my final heartbeat

F#m

I'll dismantle piece by piece

And I will know that death is not defeat

[Chorus]

G#m B E

When I leave this skin and bone

G#m B E

Beyond my final heartbeat (Heartbeat)

G#m B E

I'll dismantle piece by piece

B C#m A G#m

And I will know that death is not defeat

[Verse 1]

G#m E

Holding on tight to what's left of our time

C#m

We've hidden away, but it's in the design

D#m E

Why do we fight what we can't define?

G#m

Don't be afraid, we all cross the same line

[Chorus]

G#m B E

When I leave this skin and bone

G#m B E

Beyond my final heartbeat (Heartbeat)

G#m B E

I'll dismantle piece by piece

B C#m A G#m

And I will know that death is not defeat

[Verse 2]

G#m E

Into the night, we burn and rage

C#m

In death, we repay for time on this stage

D#m E

The lights are bright, but don't lose your way

G#m

'Cause once it ignites, the flame must decay

[Bridge]

G#m

Now you're finally complete

G#m

I will see you where oceans meet

G#m

Past and present merge,

E C#m G#m

light and dark will converge

G#m E

Time will overthrow our,

C#m G#m

our reign on this throne

E C#m G#m E C#m

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G#m E C#m G#m

The everlasting sleep returning through the veil

E C#m G#m

Far beneath the deep, another soul sets sail

[Instrumental]

G#m F#m E F#m

| | | | |

[Outro]

G#m F#m E

When I leave this skin and bone

E F#m G#m

Beyond my final heartbeat

F#m

I'll dismantle piece by piece

And I will know that death is not defeat

G#m B E

When I leave this skin and bone

G#m B E

Beyond my final heartbeat (Heartbeat)

G#m B E

I'll dismantle piece by piece

B C#m A

And I will know that death is not defeat

G#m

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