City and Colour – Body In A Box (Ukulele)

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Key: F# minor (F# G# A B C# D E F#) with a capo on the second fret, E minor (E F# G A B C D E) without Tempo: 133 bpm (or 66-67) Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons [Intro]: G D Em C x2
G          D                         Em     C G         D            Em C
There's a funeral procession on the highway, traffic screeches to a halt

G               D               Em        C               G    D Em C
There's people searching for a better way, to live their lives, ooh

G       D                        Em           C G           D                 Em  C
Johnny lived a good life you'll hear them say, as tears of sadness soak the ground

G            D                  Em        C                      G    D Em C
The reaper crept in, took his breath away, in the middle of the night, ooh

Em                             C                            G                          D
We celebrate the lives of the dead, it's like a man's best party only happens when he dies

Em                              C                  G                                 D
We gather 'round to pay our respects, while their souls are still searching for the light
Searching for the light [Interlude]: G D Em C x2
G                D                Em       C G           D     Em  C
So please don't come to me on my dying day, just let me go in peace

G              D               Em        C                 G     D Em C
With all the things that I forgot to say, racing through my mind, ooh

G              D               Em          C G            D         Em C
And don't you bury me six feet underground, just burn my body in a box

G          D           Em           C              G   D  Em C
And let my ashes blow with the wind, out into the night sky

Em                             C                            G                          D
We celebrate the lives of the dead, it's like a man's best party only happens when he dies

Em                              C                  G                                 D
We gather 'round to pay our respects, while their souls are still searching for the light

                   G   Em C
Searching for the light

                   G      Em C G  Em C
Searching for the light, ooh

                   G   Em C G  Em C G  Em C
Searching for the light
Chords: G (0 2 3 2) D (2 2 2 0) Em (0 4 3 2) C (0 0 0 3) Clarification: Chordname (G C E A) So either put a capo on the second fret or transpose this to +2 for the original key If you like this transcription, feel free to check out my YouTube channel where I post tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/astlessons //Robert