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[Verse 1]
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When he walks from the consul at sunset, barely remembers his name
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Walk is a little unsteady, sadly
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But he knows most of all that he's living beneath the volcano
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Won't be so many more days
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Isn't much time and it's gathering darkness, my friend

[Verse 2]
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He's been going too far in his drinking, running a little too fat
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Eyelids becoming so heavy, sadly
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But he tries not to sleep while he's living beneath the volcano
G7                   C7
Won't be so many more days
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Isn't much time and it's gathering darkness, my friend

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Though the fireflies laugh in the dusklight, it's the Festival of Death
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Crowd is all laughter, it's hollow, sadly
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They may kill death tonight, but they still live beneath the volcano
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Won't be so many more days
G7                   C7
Won't be so many more days
G7                   C7
Won't be so many more days
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Isn't much time and it's gathering darkness, my friend