Buried alive by love Chords
by HIM
Buried alive by love by HIM is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em
Em C Em C
Again the burden of losing rests upon my shoulders
Em C Em C
And its weight seems unbearable
Em C
Your tomb is where your heart is,
Em C
I should have told her
Em C Em
But within me hid a secret so terrible
Am Em
To cry is to know that you're alive
Am Em
But my river of tears has run dry
Am Em
I never wanted to fool you, no
D
But a cold heart is a dead heart
C
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love
C
If I should die before I wake
Em D
Pray no one my soul to take
C D
If I wake before I die,
Em D
Rescue me with your smile (darlin')
C
If I should die before I wake
Em D
There ain't no one my soul to take
C D
If I wake before I die,
Em
Rescue me with your smile
Em C Em C
The kiss of vanity blessed me with a spiritual murder
Em C Em C
And fed the gods of war insatiable
Em C
Your home is where the dark is
Em C
I should have told her
Em C Em
Embrace the fire indestructible
Am Em
To die is to know that you're alive
Am Em
But my river of blood won't run dry
Am Em
I never wanted to lose you, no
D
But a cold heart is a dead heart
C
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love
-Chorus-
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e|-3--3--3-3----3--2--0--0----3--3--3-3----3--2--0--0-| C /0-|
B|-0--0--0-0----0--0--0--3----0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-| 3-|
G|-0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-| 0-|
D|-2--2--2-2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2-2----2--2--2--2-| 4-|
A|-2--2--2-2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2-2----2--2--2--2-| 5-|
E|-0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-| 0-|
Am Em
Oh, to cry is to know that you're alive
Am Em
And my river of tears has run dry
Am Em
I never wanted to fool you, no
D
But a cold heart is a dead heart
D (quietly)
A deserted soul is gone
A cold heart is a dead heart
D (stop) C
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love
-Chorus-
Em
oh, your smile (x7)
Em
been buried alive by love (8x)