May The Living Be Dead (In Our Wake) chords by Flogging Molly

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Said her name was
Marie From the banks of the Lee
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Bm 
With the prettiest eyes
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my own had ever seen
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Her hair like ripples They danced
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with the tide
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D 
As our hearts washed away to the sea
Was she sent down from
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the heavens above
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Her breath pure as whiskey
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my heart fell in love
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Now the devil is courtin' a different tune
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And I laugh as the tears was the rain
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Tell me why no

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Verse 2

one's listenin'

Is there nothing at all left to say

In a world so unforgiving

You mean more to me each every day

So may the living be dead in our

wake

Verse 3
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One cold winters night behind
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the clouds stars did hide
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And the ghost of  our souls thanking
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Christ we're alive
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Our spirits they crackled with lovers
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first sight
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Till the mornin' came fresh with a new
Will you dance with me now heavens
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child sang the clown
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We've nothing left to lose but
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your wings and my frown
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Where over the hills the valleys
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will ring
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To the sound of our love singin' true
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So tell me why no

Verse 4
D 
one's listenin'
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D 
Is there nothing at all left to say
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D 
In a world so unforgiving
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Bm 
You mean more to me each every day
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D 
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So may the living be dead in our
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wake

Interlude 1

But the summer sun is

Verse 5
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melting now
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D 
With the leaves I'll soon be gone
Will you have the strength when
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the emptiness shadows fall
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Or will your aching heart be ripped apart
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By the beating from the storm
Or will howling gales like
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yesterdays be gone
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Yeah be gone,
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gone

Interlude 2

Verse 6
D 
Was she sent down from
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the heavens above
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Her breath pure as whiskey
Bm 
my heart fell in love
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Now the devil is courtin'
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a different tune
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A 
D 
And I laugh as the tears was the rain

Verse 7
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D 
Tell me why no one's listenin'
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D 
Is there nothing at all left to say
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D 
In a world so unforgiving
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Bm 
You mean more to me each every day
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D 
A 
D 
So may the living be dead in our wake
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Tell me why no

Verse 8
D 
one's listenin'
A 
D 
Is there nothing at all left to say
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D 
In a world so unforgiving
A 
Bm 
You mean more to me each every day
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D 
A 
So may the living be dead in
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our wake