The original album version is Capo 2, but this Tab is made for standard tuning for those
dont have a capo.  Easy.


Verse

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DThere's (xx0232@1)a funeral procession on the highway,

A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                     F#m (244222@1)     DTraffic (xx0232@1)screeches to a halt.

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DThere's (xx0232@1)people searching for a better way,

                  A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)       F#m (244222@1)     DTo (xx0232@1)live their lives.

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DJohnny (xx0232@1)lived a good life, you'll hear them say

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DAs (xx0232@1)tears of sadness soak the ground.

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DThe (xx0232@1)reaper crept in, took his breath away,

                     A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)      F#m (244222@1)     DIn (xx0232@1)the middle of the night

[Chorus:]

F#m (244222@1)                             DWe (xx0232@1)celebrate the lives of the dead,

                       A (x02220@1)                         EIt's (022100@1)like a man's best party, only happens when he dies.

F#m (244222@1)                              DWe (xx0232@1)gather 'round to pay our respects,

            A (x02220@1)                                EWhile (022100@1)their souls are still searching for the light,

Searching for the light. -> back to verse chords

Verse:

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DSo (xx0232@1)please don't come to me on my dying day,

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DJust (xx0232@1)let me go in peace.

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DWith (xx0232@1)all the things that I forgot to say,

                       A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)    F#m (244222@1)     DStill (xx0232@1)racing through my mind.

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)don't you bury me six feet under ground,

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DJust (xx0232@1)burn my body in a box.

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)                  F#m (244222@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)let my ashes blow with the wind,


                       A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)    F#m (244222@1)     DOut (xx0232@1)into the night.... sky.


Chorus:

F#m (244222@1)                             DWe (xx0232@1)celebrate the lives of the dead,

                       A (x02220@1)                         EIt's (022100@1)like a man's best party, only happens when he dies.

F#m (244222@1)                              DWe (xx0232@1)gather 'round to pay our respects,

            A (x02220@1)                                EWhile (022100@1)their souls are still searching for the light,

Searching for the light. -> back to verse chords then finish