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When He Died

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[Intro]
D Bm G A D Bm G
[Verse 1]
AWhen he DdiedBm  G  
Turns Aout he left beDhindBm  G  
a Amansion full of Dother Bmpeople's skulGls
The Aodd thing is, they Dnever Bmfound his owGn
AWhen he Ddied
[Bridge]
Bm G A D Bm G
[Verse 2]
AWhen he DdiedBm  G  
He Asomehow left beDhindBm  G  
strange Asymbols on the Dfloor beBmneath his Gcorpse
InAvestigators Dsaid the Bmwood was GscorchedA  
When he DdiedBm  G  A  
[Bridge]
 D   Bm   G   A(x3)
[Chorus 1]
AWhen he FdiedDm  
They Bbfound so many Cscorpions FinsidDme his Bblungs
CWhen he FdiedDm  
The Bbstatues of his Cmissing children FcriedDm  
What was Bblater found to Cbe his DbloodBm  G  A  
[Bridge]
 D   Bm   G   A(x3)
[Verse 3]
AWhen he Ddied (On a Bmdark and stormy Gnight)
They Atelephoned his Dwife (Who reBmacted with deGlight)
But Agradually her Dvoice Bmbegan to Gfade to Anothing
And the DLaughing BmRecord Gplayed
    N.C.                  D   Bm   G  A  
The Laughing Record played
[Bridge]
D Bm G A
[Chorus 2]
When he FdiedDm  
They Bbfound a message Cetched into his Fspine
DmThat Bbsaid Cwhen he FdiedDm  
An endless Bbage of untold Cnightmares would be FnighDm  
And the Bbblood would make the Cseas run DredBm  G  A  
[Bridge]
D Bm G A
[Verse 4]
AWhen he Ddied (On a Bmdark and stormy Gnight)
A Anearby shed caught Dfire (It Bmsimply caught Galight)
And Awhen they cleared the Dcharred wood Bmfrom the Gground
InAside they found a Dpainting Bmof a Gclown
He'd Apainted it when Dhe was Bmjust a Gchild
But Ascrawled upon the DbackBm  
Was exGactly Awhen he... FdiedDm  Bb  
[Outro]
CWhen he FdiedDm  Bb  
CWhen he FdiedDm  Bb  
CWhen he FdiedDm  Bb  
CWhen he DdiedBm  G  A  
 D   Bm   G   A(x4)

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When He Died

by Lemon Demon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Bm G A D Bm G

[Verse 1]

A D Bm G

When he died

A D Bm G

Turns out he left behind

A D Bm G

a mansion full of other people's skulls

A D Bm G

The odd thing is, they never found his own

A D

When he died

[Bridge]

Bm G A D Bm G

[Verse 2]

A D Bm G

When he died

A D Bm G

He somehow left behind

A D Bm G

strange symbols on the floor beneath his corpse

A D Bm G A

Investigators said the wood was scorched

D Bm G A

When he died

[Bridge]

D Bm G A

(x3)

[Chorus 1]

A F Dm

When he died

Bb C F Dm Bb

They found so many scorpions inside his lungs

C F Dm

When he died

Bb C F Dm

The statues of his missing children cried

Bb C D Bm G A

What was later found to be his blood

[Bridge]

D Bm G A

(x3)

[Verse 3]

A D Bm G

When he died (On a dark and stormy night)

A D Bm G

They telephoned his wife (Who reacted with delight)

A D Bm G A

But gradually her voice began to fade to nothing

D Bm G

And the Laughing Record played

D Bm G A

N.C.

The Laughing Record played

[Bridge]

D Bm G A

[Chorus 2]

F Dm

When he died

Bb C F

They found a message etched into his spine

Dm Bb C F Dm

That said when he died

Bb C F Dm

An endless age of untold nightmares would be nigh

Bb C D Bm G A

And the blood would make the seas run red

[Bridge]

D Bm G A

[Verse 4]

A D Bm G

When he died (On a dark and stormy night)

A D Bm G

A nearby shed caught fire (It simply caught alight)

A D Bm G

And when they cleared the charred wood from the ground

A D Bm G

Inside they found a painting of a clown

A D Bm G

He'd painted it when he was just a child

A D Bm

But scrawled upon the back

G A F Dm Bb

Was exactly when he... died

[Outro]

C F Dm Bb

When he died

C F Dm Bb

When he died

C F Dm Bb

When he died

C D Bm G A

When he died

D Bm G A

(x4)

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