Dance Of Death

[Chords] or                    D6sus2: |-x-5-7-7-0-0-|    or     |-0-7-9-9-0-0-|    Cmaj7 : |-x-3-5-5-0-0-|       |-0-7-9-0-0-0-| [Intro] |      |      |      |   |  2x |      |      |      |   | [Verse 1] Let me tell you a story to chill the bones About a thing that I saw One night wandering in the Everglades I’d one drink but no more I was rambling enjoying the bright moonlight Gazing up at the stars Not aware of a presence so near to me Watching my every move [Verse 2] Feeling scared and I fell to my knees As something rushed me from the trees Took me to an unholy place And that is where I fell from grace Then they summoned me over to join in with them To the dance of the dead Into the circle of fire I followed them Into the middle I was led [Verse 3]        G6               D6sus2     Asus2 As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear      Cmaj7   D6sus2   Em But still I wanted to go           G6          D6sus2      Asus2 And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me Cmaj7  D6sus2           Em  As I walked onto the coals        G6   D6sus2      Asus2 And I felt  I was in a trance         Cmaj7      D6sus2     Em And my spirit was lifted from me          G6   D6sus2           Asus2 And if only  someone had the chance     Cmaj7        D6sus2     Em To witness what happened to me [Bridge]       G6              D6sus2       Asus2 And I danced and I pranced and I sang with them Cmaj7    D6sus2        Em   All had death in their eyes           G6       D6sus2             Asus2 Lifeless figures - they were undead - all of them Cmaj7      D6sus2       Em   They had ascended from hell [Instrumental] |   |        | |   |      |  6x [Verse 4] As I danced with the dead My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me Below my undead body Just danced the circle of dead        Until the time came to reunite us both My spirit came back down to me I didn’t know if  I was alive or dead As the others all joined in with me [Instrumental] |   |      |  4x [Verse 5] By luck then a skirmish started And took the attention away from me When they took their gaze from me Was the moment that I fled I ran like hell faster than the wind But behind I did not glance One thing that I did not dare Was to look just straight ahead [Instrumental] |      |      |      |   |  4x |      |   |   |   |  6x |      |   |    |   |  4x [Verse 6] When you know that your time has come around You know you’ll be prepared for it Say your last good--byes to everyone Have a drink and say a prayer for it [Instrumental] |     |   |    |   |  3x |     |   |    |        | |   |      |  4x [Bridge] When you’re lying in your sleep when you’re lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead When you’re lying in your sleep when you’re lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead [Instrumental] |   |      |  6x |      |      | |      |      |      |   | |      |      |      |   | [Outro] To this day I guess I’ll never know Just why they let me go But I’ll never go dancing no more ’Til I dance with the dead