William Finn - You gotta die sometime

^EmOka^Bmy— ^F#mWhen the doctor started ^B7using phrases like ^Em"You'll pass ^Bmaway" ^F#mWhat could i ^B7say? I said ^FDoctor In plai^Fn English Tell me ^Emwhy was I ^Bmchosen Why ^B7me of all men? ^FDoctor, here's the good part At least ^Emdeath means I'll ^Bmnever be s^F#mcared about ^B7dying again

^F#mLet's get on with ^B7living while we can And ^Emnot play dumb^{Bm F#m}Death's gonna ^B7come

When it ^Emdoes, screw the ^Cnerves I'll be ^Ameating hors d'o^Geuvres It's the ^Croll of the ^Gdice and no ^Bcrime You gotta die sometime ^{Em Bm}

^FDeath is not a ^F#mfriend ^BmBut I hope in the ^Emend ^DHe takes me in his arms and lets me hold his face^{G D}He holds me in his arms and whispers something funny ^AmHe lifts me in his arms and tells me to e^Cmbrace His a^Bttack Then the scene turns to black

^EmLife sucks^{Bm F#m}People always ^B7hate a loser And they ha^Emte lame du^Bmcks ^F#mScrew me and ^Bmshucks ^FThat's it That's the ball game I don't s^Emmoke, don't do drugs And then ^Bmcomes the bad news ^FI quit That's the ball game It's the c^F#mhink in the armor The s^B7hit in the karma The blues^{Em Bm}

^F#mCan I keep my ^B7cool despite the urge To fall ^Emapart^Bm? ^F#mHow should I ^B7start?

I would ^Emcry if I ^Ccould But it ^Amdoes no damn ^Ggood To ^Cexplain I'm a ^Gman in my ^Bprime You gotta die sometime^{Em Bm}

^FDeath's a funny ^F#mpal With a ^Bmweird sort of ^Emtalent He ^Dputs his arms around my neck and walks me to the bed ^{G D}He pins me up against the wall and kisses me like crazy ^AmThe many stupid things I thought about with dread Now d^Belight Then the scene turns to white

^F#mGive me the ^B7balls to orchestrate a ^Emgraceful ^Bmleave ^F#mThat's my ^B7reprieve

^EmTo go out Without ^Ccare My head ^Amhigh in the ^Gair It's the ^Clast little ^Gmountain I'll ^Bclimb I'll climb You gotta die ^Emsometime You gotta die ^Emsometime You gotta die sometime You gotta die s^Bmometime, sometime Sometime, sometime ^EmSometime, sometime