My Death Chords by Scott Walker
Tempo:
83.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
G#m
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F#] [G] [Em] [A] [D] [Em]
[Bm]
My [Em] death is like a swinging door A patient girl who knows the score
Whistle for her [D] and the passing time
[G] My death [A] waits like a [G] bible truth [F] At the funeral of [Dm] my youth
Weep [Am] aloud for that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits like a witch [G#m] at night And [F#m] surely as our [G#m] love is bright
Let's [F#m] laugh for us and [B] the passing time
But [Em]
whatever [D] is behind the door [C]
There's nothing [B] much to do
[Em]
Angel or [D] devil, I don't [C] care For in front of that [B] door there is you
[Em] My death waits like a beggar blind Who sees the world with an unlit mind
Throw him a dime [D] for the passing time
[G] My death [A] waits to allow [G] my friends [F] A few good times [Dm] before it ends
[Am] Let's drink to that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in your arms, [G#m] your thighs Your [F#m] cool fingers will [G#m] close my eyes
Let's [F#m] not talk about the [B]
passing time
[Em]
But whatever [D] is behind the [C] door There's [B] nothing much to do
[Em]
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care [C]
For in front [Am] of that [B] door there is you
My [Em] death waits among the falling leaves In magicians' mysterious sleeves
Rabbits, dogs, [D] and the passing time
[G] My death [A] waits among [G] the flowers [F] Where the blackish shadow [Dm] cowers
[Am] Let's pick lilacs for [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in a double [G#m] bed Sails [F#m] of oblivion at [G#m] my head
Pull [F#m] up the sheets against [B] the passing time
But [Em]
whatever [D] is behind the [C] door You know there's [B] nothing much to do
[Em]
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care For [C] in front of that door [Am] there [B] is you
[N]
[Bm]
My [Em] death is like a swinging door A patient girl who knows the score
Whistle for her [D] and the passing time
[G] My death [A] waits like a [G] bible truth [F] At the funeral of [Dm] my youth
Weep [Am] aloud for that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits like a witch [G#m] at night And [F#m] surely as our [G#m] love is bright
Let's [F#m] laugh for us and [B] the passing time
But [Em]
whatever [D] is behind the door [C]
There's nothing [B] much to do
[Em]
Angel or [D] devil, I don't [C] care For in front of that [B] door there is you
[Em] My death waits like a beggar blind Who sees the world with an unlit mind
Throw him a dime [D] for the passing time
[G] My death [A] waits to allow [G] my friends [F] A few good times [Dm] before it ends
[Am] Let's drink to that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in your arms, [G#m] your thighs Your [F#m] cool fingers will [G#m] close my eyes
Let's [F#m] not talk about the [B]
passing time
[Em]
But whatever [D] is behind the [C] door There's [B] nothing much to do
[Em]
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care [C]
For in front [Am] of that [B] door there is you
My [Em] death waits among the falling leaves In magicians' mysterious sleeves
Rabbits, dogs, [D] and the passing time
[G] My death [A] waits among [G] the flowers [F] Where the blackish shadow [Dm] cowers
[Am] Let's pick lilacs for [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in a double [G#m] bed Sails [F#m] of oblivion at [G#m] my head
Pull [F#m] up the sheets against [B] the passing time
But [Em]
whatever [D] is behind the [C] door You know there's [B] nothing much to do
[Em]
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care For [C] in front of that door [Am] there [B] is you
[N]
Key:
D
Em
G#m
F#m
B
D
Em
G#m
[G] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
My _ [Em] _ _ death is like a swinging door A patient girl who knows the score
_ Whistle for her [D] and the passing time _
_ [G] My _ death [A] waits like a [G] bible truth _ [F] At the funeral of [Dm] my youth
Weep [Am] aloud for that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits like a witch [G#m] at night And [F#m] surely as our [G#m] love is bright
Let's [F#m] laugh for us and [B] the passing _ time
But [Em] _ _
whatever [D] is behind the door [C] _
There's nothing [B] much to do
_ [Em] _
Angel or [D] devil, I don't [C] care For in front of that [B] door there is you _
_ _ [Em] _ _ My death waits like _ a beggar blind Who sees the world with an unlit mind
Throw him a dime [D] for the passing _ time
_ [G] My _ death [A] waits to allow [G] my friends [F] A few good times [Dm] before it ends
[Am] Let's drink to that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in your arms, [G#m] your thighs Your [F#m] cool fingers will [G#m] close my eyes
Let's [F#m] not talk about the [B] _
passing _ time
_ _ [Em] _
But whatever [D] is behind the [C] door There's [B] nothing much to do
_ [Em] _ _
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care [C] _
For in front [Am] of that [B] door there is you
My _ [Em] _ _ death waits among the falling leaves _ In magicians' mysterious sleeves
Rabbits, dogs, [D] and the passing time _
_ [G] My _ death [A] waits among [G] the flowers _ [F] Where the blackish shadow [Dm] _ cowers
[Am] Let's pick lilacs for [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in a double [G#m] bed _ Sails [F#m] of oblivion at [G#m] my head _
Pull [F#m] up the sheets against [B] the passing time
_ But [Em] _ _
whatever [D] is behind the [C] door You know there's [B] nothing much to do
_ [Em] _
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care For [C] in front of that door _ [Am] _ there [B] is you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
My _ [Em] _ _ death is like a swinging door A patient girl who knows the score
_ Whistle for her [D] and the passing time _
_ [G] My _ death [A] waits like a [G] bible truth _ [F] At the funeral of [Dm] my youth
Weep [Am] aloud for that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits like a witch [G#m] at night And [F#m] surely as our [G#m] love is bright
Let's [F#m] laugh for us and [B] the passing _ time
But [Em] _ _
whatever [D] is behind the door [C] _
There's nothing [B] much to do
_ [Em] _
Angel or [D] devil, I don't [C] care For in front of that [B] door there is you _
_ _ [Em] _ _ My death waits like _ a beggar blind Who sees the world with an unlit mind
Throw him a dime [D] for the passing _ time
_ [G] My _ death [A] waits to allow [G] my friends [F] A few good times [Dm] before it ends
[Am] Let's drink to that and [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in your arms, [G#m] your thighs Your [F#m] cool fingers will [G#m] close my eyes
Let's [F#m] not talk about the [B] _
passing _ time
_ _ [Em] _
But whatever [D] is behind the [C] door There's [B] nothing much to do
_ [Em] _ _
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care [C] _
For in front [Am] of that [B] door there is you
My _ [Em] _ _ death waits among the falling leaves _ In magicians' mysterious sleeves
Rabbits, dogs, [D] and the passing time _
_ [G] My _ death [A] waits among [G] the flowers _ [F] Where the blackish shadow [Dm] _ cowers
[Am] Let's pick lilacs for [D] the passing [G#m] time
My death [F#m] waits in a double [G#m] bed _ Sails [F#m] of oblivion at [G#m] my head _
Pull [F#m] up the sheets against [B] the passing time
_ But [Em] _ _
whatever [D] is behind the [C] door You know there's [B] nothing much to do
_ [Em] _
Angel or [D] devil, I don't care For [C] in front of that door _ [Am] _ there [B] is you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _