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[Intro]
  D55F     Bb5X4
D5
[Verse 1]
D5A gift of life born in a grave
D5Never to die
D5A soul that will never be saved
  Bb5That will never see light
[Verse 2]
  D5While the world is sleepingB5, we all fly
  D5In the daylight silence keepingB5, We wait for the nights
  D5When the day ends, life begins
  Bb5When the shadows take light
For D5hundreds of years
A5We are your F5fears, B5and we will never die
[Bridge]
When the D5light goes away
We come D5out to play
[Chorus]
Innocence lost and a Bb5Demon within
G5Forgive me, father
Bb5Yes, I have sinned
I will D5never be holy
I will Bb5never be saved
G5This was my gift of the C5day
I was born in a D5grave
[Verse 3]
D5Basking in the moonlight
Wolves will howlBb5, and the bats will fly
D5You never knew we were watching
  Bb5Lifeless inside, for the D5blood is the life
D5The gift of the night
  Bb5That has kept us alive
For D5thousands of years
We F5lived in your tears
  Bb5And we never will die
[Bridge]
When the D5light goes away
We come D5out to play
[Chorus]
Innocence Bb5lost and a Demon wiA5thin
G5Forgive me, father
Bb5Yes, I have sinned
I will Bb5never be holy
I will Bbnever be saved
G5This was my gift of the C5day
I was born in a D5graveF5  Bb5  
I was born in a D5grave,F5  Bb5  
born in a D5graveD5  A5  D5  Bb5  G5  
[Instrumental]
D5
  D5    Bb5    G5    Bb5    D5   Bb5    G5     C5x2
Bb5  D5  C5  G5
Bb5  D5  C5
D5
[Chorus]
Innocence lost and a Bb5Demon wiA5thin
G5Forgive me, father
Bb5Yes, I have sinned
I will D5never be holy
I will Bb5never be saved
G5This was my gift of the C5day
I was born in a D5graveF5  Bb5  
I was born in a D5grave,F5  Bb5  
born in a D5grave
[Chorus]
Innocence Bb5lost and a Demon wiA5thin
G5Forgive me, father
Bb5Yes, I have sinned
I will D5never be holy
I will Bb5never be saved
G5This was my gift of the C5day
I was born in a D5graveF5  Bb5  
I was born in a D5grave,F5  Bb5  
born in a D5grave
[Chorus]
Innocence Bb5lost and a Demon wiA5thin
G5Forgive me, father
Bb5Yes, I have sinned
I will D5never be holy
I will Bb5never be saved
G5This was my gift of the C5day
I was born in a D5graveF5  Bb5  
I was born in a D5grave,F5  Bb5  
born in a D5grave
[Outro]
Innocence Bb5lost and a Demon wiA5thin
G5Forgive me, father
Bb5Yes, I have sinned
I will D5never be holy
I will Bb5never be saved
G5This was my gift of the C5day
I was born in a D5graveF5  Bb5  
I was born in a D5grave,F5  Bb5  
born in a D5grave

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Born In A Grave

by Manowar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bb5

[Intro]

D5 Bb5

5F X4

[Verse 1]

A gift of life born in a grave

Never to die

A soul that will never be saved

Bb5

That will never see light

[Verse 2]

D5 B5

While the world is sleeping, we all fly

D5 B5

In the daylight silence keeping, We wait for the nights

When the day ends, life begins

Bb5

When the shadows take light

For hundreds of years

A5 F5 B5

We are your fears, and we will never die

[Bridge]

When the light goes away

We come out to play

[Chorus]

Bb5

Innocence lost and a Demon within

Forgive me, father

Bb5

Yes, I have sinned

I will never be holy

Bb5

I will never be saved

G5 C5

This was my gift of the day

I was born in a grave

[Verse 3]

Basking in the moonlight

Bb5

Wolves will howl, and the bats will fly

You never knew we were watching

Bb5 D5

Lifeless inside, for the blood is the life

The gift of the night

Bb5

That has kept us alive

For thousands of years

We lived in your tears

Bb5

And we never will die

[Bridge]

When the light goes away

We come out to play

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5

Innocence lost and a Demon within

Forgive me, father

Bb5

Yes, I have sinned

Bb5

I will never be holy

I will never be saved

G5 C5

This was my gift of the day

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave,

D5 D5 A5 D5 Bb5 G5

born in a grave

[Instrumental]

D5 Bb5 G5 Bb5 D5 Bb5 G5 C5

Bb5 D5 C5 G5

Bb5 D5 C5

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5

Innocence lost and a Demon within

Forgive me, father

Bb5

Yes, I have sinned

I will never be holy

Bb5

I will never be saved

G5 C5

This was my gift of the day

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave,

born in a grave

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5

Innocence lost and a Demon within

Forgive me, father

Bb5

Yes, I have sinned

I will never be holy

Bb5

I will never be saved

G5 C5

This was my gift of the day

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave,

born in a grave

[Chorus]

Bb5 A5

Innocence lost and a Demon within

Forgive me, father

Bb5

Yes, I have sinned

I will never be holy

Bb5

I will never be saved

G5 C5

This was my gift of the day

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave,

born in a grave

[Outro]

Bb5 A5

Innocence lost and a Demon within

Forgive me, father

Bb5

Yes, I have sinned

I will never be holy

Bb5

I will never be saved

G5 C5

This was my gift of the day

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave

D5 F5 Bb5

I was born in a grave,

born in a grave

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