Intro:
   G B F A
   Eb G  D Eb

Verse 1:
Gm               Bb        F             D
  Would you have liked me better if I'd died
   Eb                  Gm       D               F
So you could tell my story the way it ought to be?
G               B          F             A
 You'd find my parents and ask to see my things
 Eb              Gm              D                   Eb
Rifle through it all, fill the blanks with what you need

Chorus:
Gm         D       Eb     Bb
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Cm     Gm     D  Eb
Do-do-do-do, do, do-do

Verse 2:
Gm            Bb                  F        D
  If I'd died willing, you'd have taken it nice
       Eb               Bb               C            F
If I'd sewn rocks in a dress, gone with grace into a lake
G               B                    F              A
 But since I'm alive, you'll have to break in as I sleep
          Eb             Gm
When you find my love beside me
          D               Eb
Choke him dead for havin' me

Chorus:
Gm         D       Eb     Bb
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Cm
Do-d

Verse 3:
Gm                Bb               F             D
While I dream of flying, stab me twenty-seven times
 Eb         Gm                    D                    F
Ransack the house for what you'll auction, what you'll keep
     G         B               F              A
Then embalm me up 'cause you're hosting the viewing
         Eb           Gm               D                Eb
Saying, "She gave her life so we could have her in our dreams"
 F                             D
"She gave her life so we could xxxx her as we please"

Chorus:
Gm         D       Eb     Bb
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Cm     Gm     D  Eb
Do-do-do-do, do, do-do
Gm         D       Eb     Bb
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Cm     Gm     D  Eb
Do-do-do-do, do, do-do

Outro: Eb G B F D
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