The Death Song chords by Marilyn Manson (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
E5 
 (E5) We're on a bullet and we're
D5 
F5 
 (D5) headed straight into  (F5) God
E5 
D5 
F5 
 (E5) Even  (D5) he'd like to end it  (F5) too
E5 
D5 
F5 
E5 
 (E5) We take a  (D5) pill, get a face,  (F5) buy our  (E5) ticket
D5 
F5 
And we  (D5) hope that heaven's  (F5) true

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Pre-chorus 1

I saw a cop beat a priest on the TV

And they know they killed our heroes too

Chorus 1
E5 
We sing the  (E5) death song, kids
D5 
E5 
'Cause we  (D5) got no fu (E5) ture
D5 
C5 
And we  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
C5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
E5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (E5) 

Verse 2
(Let's sing the death song, kids)
E5 
 (E5) We light a candle on
D5 
F5 
an  (D5) Earth we made into  (F5) hell
E5 
D5 
F5 
E5 
 (E5) And pre (D5) tend that we're in  (F5) heav (E5) en
D5 
F5 
E5 
Each time we  (D5) do, we get the blind  (F5) man's  (E5) ticket
D5 
F5 
And we  (D5) know that nothing's  (F5) true

Pre-chorus 2

I saw a priest kill a cop on the TV

And I know they're our heroes, too

Chorus 2
E5 
We sing the  (E5) death song, kids
D5 
E5 
'Cause we  (D5) got no fu (E5) ture
D5 
C5 
And we  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
C5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
G5 
F#5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (G5)  (F sharp5) 
E5 
G5 
F#5 
We sing the  (E5) death song, kids  (G5)  (F sharp5) 
E5 
We sing the  (E5) death song, kids

Bridge 1

We sing the death song, kids

We write our prayers on a little bomb

Kiss it on the face and send it to God

Chorus 3
E5 
We sing the  (E5) death song, kids
D5 
E5 
'Cause we  (D5) got no fu (E5) ture
D5 
C5 
And we  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
C5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
G5 
F#5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (G5)  (F sharp5) 

Outro 1
E5 
 (E5) We were the world
D5 
E5 
Now we  (D5) got no fu (E5) ture
D5 
C5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
C5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you
E5 
 (E5) We were the world
D5 
E5 
We  (D5) got no fu (E5) ture
D5 
C5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
C5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (C5) 
D5 
E5 
We  (D5) wanna be just like you  (E5) 
(Let's sing the death song, kids)

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 111

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of The Death Song by Marilyn Manson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn The Death Song the way Marilyn Manson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.