Dance Of Death

[Intro]
Em Dadd11/F# D C D Em
Dadd11/F# D C D Em
Dadd11/F# D A C D
Em

[Verse 1]
Em       Dadd11/F#      D        C
  Let me tell     you a story to chill the bones
        D            Em
About a thing that I saw
          Dadd11/F# D      A
One night wandering in the everglades
C        D            Em
 I'd one drink but no more
      Dadd11/F#   D          C
I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight
       D         Em
Gazing up at the stars
     Dadd11/F#     D           A
Not aware     of a presence so near to me
C         D        Em
 Watching my every move
        Dadd11/F#      D          C
Feeling scared   and I fell to my knees
                    D                Em
As something rushed me from the trees
        Dadd11/F#     D    A
Took me to       an unholy place
    C             D           Em
And that is where I fell from grace
          Dadd11/F#   D       C
Then they summoned me over to join in with them
       D            Em
To the dance of the dead
         Dadd11/F# D      A
Into the circle of fire I followed them
C        D            Em
Into the middle I was led

[Verse 2]
Em      Dadd11/F#            D           A
  As if time     had stopped still I was numb with fear
    C       D           Em
But still I wanted to go
        Dadd11/F#       D           A
And the blaze    of the fire did no hurt upon me
C     D                    Em
 As I walked onto the coals
      Dadd11/F# D         A
And I felt     I was in a trance
       C          D             Em
And my spirit was lifted from me
         Dadd11/F# D              A
And if only someone had the chance
      C         D             Em
To witness what happened to me
      Dadd11/F#      D             A
And I danced   and I pranced and I sang with them
C       D                  Em
All had death in their eyes
         Dadd11/F# D              A
Lifeless figures they were undead all of them
C          D           Em
They had ascended from hell

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Em            Dadd11/F#    G
  As I danced with     the dead
           A       D            G       Em        C G/B
My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me
Em           Dadd11/F# G
  Below my undead      body
A    D                 G  Em  C G/B
Just danced the circle of dead
Em               Dadd11/F#   G          A
  Until the time came     to reunite us both
   D      G         Em        C G/B
My spirit came back down to me
Em             Dadd11/F# G                 A
  I didn't know          if I was alive or dead
       D      G          Em        C G/B
As the others all joined in with me

[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
Em
  By luck then a skirmish started
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And took the attention away      from me
Em
  When they took their gaze from me
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Was the moment that I fled     
Em
  I ran like hell faster than the wind
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But behind I did      not glance
Em
  One thing that I did not dare
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Was to look just straight ahead     

[Solo 1]
Em Dadd11/F# G A D G Em C G/B
Em Dadd11/F# G A D G Em C G/B
Em Dadd11/F# G A D G Em C G/B
Em Dadd11/F# G A D G Em C G/B

[Solo 2]
F#m A D A E F#m
A D A E F#m

[Interlude]
F#m A D A E F#m
A D A E F#m
A D A E F#m
A D A E F#m

[Solo 3]
Em G C G D G Em
G C G D G Em
G C G D G Em
G C G D G Em

[Verse 4]
Em              Dadd11/F#     G              A
  When you know that     your time has come around
    D           G     Em          C G/B
You know you'll be prepared for it
Em              Dadd11/F# G           A
  Say your last good_____byes to everyone
D         G     Em           C G/B
Drink and say a prayer for it

[Interlude 1]
Em G C G D G Em
G C G D G Em
G C G D G Em
G C G D G Em C G/B

[Interlude 2]
Em Dadd11/F# Em Dadd11/F#
Em Dadd11/F# Em

[Chorus]
Dadd11/F#            Em
         When you're lying in your sleep,
when you're lying in your bed
                                    Dadd11/F#
And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead
            Em
When you're lying in your sleep,
when you're lying in your bed
                                    Dadd11/F#
And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead
Em Dadd11/F# Em Dadd11/F#

[Interlude]
Em Dadd11/F# Em Dadd11/F#
Em Dadd11/F# Em D
Em G Em D

[Re-Intro]
Em Dadd11/F# D C D Em
Dadd11/F# D A C D Em

[Verse 5]
Em        Dadd11/F#        D          C
  To this day      I guess I'll never know
         D           Em
Just why they let me go
         Dadd11/F# D         A
But I'll never go dancing no more
C       D              Em
 'Til I dance with the dead