Intro, Pluck: F Dm A# C x2 Verse1:

^FI gave ^Dmmy hand ^A#for you to hold ^FI gave ^Dmmy love ^A#that you went and sold ^FExchanged ^Dmour song ^A#for another ^FCan't blame ^Dmthis sad flame that ^A#once glowed like no other

Chorus:

^GmHow do you ^Csoften ^FThe thought of ^A#carrying coffins? ^GmWe were so a^Clive ^FOnly to ^A#see us wither and die

Same as intro, Pluck: F Dm A# C Verse:

^FYou say ^Dmyou'd stand ^A#even if this would all fall ^FYou're yearning, ^Dmyielded ^A#when you hit the wall ^FI shut ^Dmyour ears, ^A#tried to make you hear my call ^FBut you were ^Dmlong gone, ^A#no hope in a sunless dawn

Chorus:

^GmHow do you ^Csoften ^FThe thought of ^A#carrying coffins? ^GmWe were so a^Clive ^FOnly to ^A#see us wither and ^Gmdie ^C ^FOh,^A# ^Gmwhy ^C ^Fmust soil run ^A#dry

Bridge pt1:

^DmAnd I never ever thought I'd hear these ^Cwords be said ^A#Now I lay here in an unmade bed ^DmEmpty stomach's unable ^Cto be fed ^A#Your ego swallowed you and from there you fled ^DmSo far ^Caway ^A#Could not find your way back ^DmWalked down ^Cthe path ^A#Where feet slipped through the cracks

Bridge pt2:

^FWhere feet slipped ^Dmthrough the cracks ^AmCould not find ^A#your way back ^FWhere feet slipped ^Dmthrough the cracks ^AmCould not find ^A#your way back

Chorus:

^GmHow do you ^Csoften ^FThe thought of ^A#carrying coffins? ^GmWe were so a^Clive ^FOnly to ^A#see us wither and ^Gmdie ^C ^FOh,^A# ^Gmwhy ^C ^Fmust soil run ^A#dry

Same as intro, Pluck: F Dm A# C x2 This is the plucking riff in the intro: F Dm e|--------------------------------------------0----------------------------| B|-----------1----------------------3--------------------------------------| G|-----------------2----------------2--------------2-----------------------| D|--3--------------------------3----0--------------------------------0-----| A|--3----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--1----------------------------------------------------------------------| A# C e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------3-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3--------------3-----------0-------------------0-----------------------| A|--1-------------------------------3-------------------------0------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************

Misterwives - Coffins