Em Bm
I died so many years ago,
D A C G
But you can make me feel like it isn't so.
Bm C D Em A
Why you come to be with me I think I finally know.
[Verse 2]
E Bm
You're scared, ashamed of what you feel,
D A C G
But you can't tell the ones you love, you know they couldn't deal.
Bm C D Em A
But whispering in a dead man's ear doesn't make it real.
[Verse 3]
E Bm
That's great, but I don't want to play,
D A C G
Because being with you touches me, more than I can say.
Bm C D E
And since I'm only dead to you I'm saying stay away,
D G F# E
And let me rest in peace!
[Chorus]
F# A E
Let me rest in peace! Let me get some sleep!
F# A E D
Let me take my love and bury it in a hole that's 6 feet deep!
F# A C#m G6
I can lay my body down but I can't find my sweet release.
D A G E
So let me rest in peace!
[Verse 4]
E Bm
You know you've got a willing slave,
D A C G
And you just love to play the part that you might misbehave.
Bm C D E
Until you do I'm telling you stop visiting my grave,
D G F# E
And let me rest in peace!
[Bridge]
D C# G# C C#
I know I should go but I follow you like a man possessed.
G# C C# G# C
There's a traitor here beneath my breast and it hurts me more than you've
C#
ever guessed.
G# C C# C#m G#
If my heart could beat it would break my chest, but I can see you're unimpressed.
E
So leave me be and...
[Chorus]
F# A E
Let me rest in peace! Let me get some sleep!
F# A E D
Let me take my love and bury it in a hole that's 6 feet deep!
F# A C#m G6
I can lay my body down but I can't find my sweet release.
D A G E
So let me rest in peace!
[Outro]
E D A G E
Why don't you let me rest in peace?
