Oh Death (C Major)
Artist: MercyMe    Genre: Christian Rock    Roman Numerals: I, iii, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E


Intro
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] You said my fate was		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sealed,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you said my days were numbered
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Case closed with no ap		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] peal,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] my future's six feet under
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Messing with my head in ghost		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] fashion,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] my heart was holding its breath
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Terrified of taking my		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] last one,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] oh death you scared me to		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] death

Pre-Chorus
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh,		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you ain't my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] King though
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh, where did your sting go?

Chorus
Oh [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] death, I will not be afraid
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] In the end you will		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] lose
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] I will dance on your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] grave
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] With the One who buried you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You ain't nothing but a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stone
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] That my Savior rolled a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] way
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Set you straight and set me		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] free
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh death you are dead to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Oh death you are dead to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 2
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] My faith don't flinch at		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] your wrath,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] devil go on, get off of my shoulder
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] You thought you had the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] last laugh,		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] you thought this song was over
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh-oh-oh,		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] you ain't my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] King though
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh-oh-oh, where did your sting go?

Chorus
Oh [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] death, I will not be afraid
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] In the end you will		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] lose
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] I will dance on your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] grave
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] With the One who buried you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You ain't nothing but a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stone
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] That my Savior rolled a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] way
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Set you straight and set me		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] free
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh death you are dead to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Oh death you are dead to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] me		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Bridge
Yeah, though I [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] walk through the valley of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shadow of you
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I know I'm		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] just passing through
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Yeah, though I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] walk through the valley of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shadow of you
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I know I'm just passing through

Chorus
Oh [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] death, I will not be afraid
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] In the end you will		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] lose
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] I will dance on your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] grave
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] With the One who buried you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You ain't nothing but a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stone
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] That my Savior rolled a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] way
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Set you straight and set me		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] free
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh death you are dead to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Oh death, I will not be afraid
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] In the end you will		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] lose
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] I will dance on your		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] grave
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] With the One who buried you
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You ain't nothing but a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stone
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] That my Savior rolled a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] way
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] Set you straight and set me		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] free
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Oh death you are dead to		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Yeah, though I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] walk through the valley of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shadow of you
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I know I'm		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] just passing through
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Yeah, though I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] walk through the valley of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shadow of you
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I know I'm		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] just passing through
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] (Oh death, you are dead to me)
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Yeah, though I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] walk through the valley of the		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] shadow of you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] (Oh death, you are dead to me)

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