Avenged Sefenvold-Afterlife

Enter Drums: Dm, Fm 2x

Dm                               C#5
Before the story begins, is it such a sin,
Fm     G#m
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
Dm              C#5
We were more than friends, before the story ends,
Fm    G#m
And I will take what's mine, create what

God would never design

Dm     A
Our love had been so strong for far too long,
G#m
I was weak with fear that
Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5, G5, F5]
Something would go wrong,
Dm     A
Before the possibilities came true,
G#m  Dm [followed by A small breakdown of G#5,
F5]
I took all possibility from you

Dm  F        Fm      G#m
Almost laughed myself to tears, (CRAZY LAUGHTER)
Dm      F         Fm       Dm
Conjuring her deepest fears (COME HERE YA’ FUCKIN’ BITCH!!!)

Dm       C#5           (F5 slide to G#5   3x)
Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times,

I can't believe it,
Dm   C#5      (F5 slide to G#5   3x)
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes,
       (guitar silent for eat it eat it eat it)
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it

Dm
She was never this good in bed

Even when she was sleepin'

A
Now she's just so perfect I've

Never been quite so fucking deep in

(here the strings of the orchestra do a walk down of sorts – I simplified it for
cuz it’s really hard to sing to if you play the real riff)

One Bar of Dm, Bb before singing continues

            Dm      Bb
It goes on, and on, and on,
    Dm      Bb
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever,
 Dm          Bb
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever

(the string walk down section which I simplified is now over)

             Gm      C
'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
      F           Dm
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
         Bb       C         F
And I know, I know it's not your time
    Dm
But bye, bye
 Bb           C
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
  A                          Dm, C, Bb
You think it's over but it's just begun
    C
But baby don't cry

          Bb   C
You had my heart, at least for the most part
   F  C            Dm          C Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
  C
Let's make a new start
   F  C    Dm               C      Bb
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yea-yeah
    C
But baby don't cry-ay-ay-ay-ay


(Repeat all relevant parts until the end of the second chorus)

Interlude:

Dm, A, Fm, Fm 2x
NOW BE CAREFUL HERE – sometimes the chord changes on the male voice, and sometimes on
female voice – pay close attention

Dm     Bb      Gm         F
     I    will suffer for so long

(What will you do, not long enough)
        Gm
To make it up to you
       F
(I pray to God that you do)
       Gm
I'll do whatever you want me to do
  A          Dm
(Well then I'll grant you one chance)
       Bb   Gm
And if it's not enough
                      F
(If it's not enough, If it's not enough)
         Gm
If it's not enough

(Not enough)
F
Try again

(Try again)
Gm
And again

(And again)
A
Over and over again

Dm
We're coming back, coming back

We'll live forever, live forever
Fm
Let's have wedding, have a wedding

Let's start the killing, start the killing


Dm, Fm 2x  and then A

And afterward (during the oooooohh-ing):

D5, C#5, Bb5, A5, E5 2x


In this part the strings of the orchestra do that same walk down – substitute it with
I said to use previously for “it goes on and on and on”

Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life?

(Yes, I do.)

Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life?

(I do)

I now pronounce you...

End with pre-chorus and chorus