Tuning: Standard - Capo 2nd
Strumming Patterns:
 Verse- down, up, down up,   up, down, up,
 Chorus- down, up, down, up,  up, down, up,  up, down, up,  up, down, up

Right after you strum Dsus4 twice (down, up) you switch to D and same with Em7 to Em

Verse:

G (320003@1)       Dsus4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)                 Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9 (x32030@1)      
There's a funeral procession on the highway,
G (320003@1)     Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)      Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9Traffic (x32030@1)screeches to a halt.
G (320003@1)            Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D          Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9There's (x32030@1)people searching for a better way,
              G (320003@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em7  Cadd9To (x32030@1)live their lives.
G (320003@1)    Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D                   Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9 (x32030@1)    
Johnny lived a good life, you'll hear them say
G (320003@1)         Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D          Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9As (x32030@1)tears of sadness soak the ground.
G (320003@1)        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D            Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9The (x32030@1)reaper crept in, took his breath away,
                     G (320003@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em7 Em (022000@1)name="chord_x32030@1">Cadd9
In the middle of the night.

[Chorus:]
Em (022000@1)                             CWe (x32010@1)celebrate the lives of the dead,
                       G (320003@1)                         D/FIt's (100232@1)like a man's best party, only happens when he dies.
Em (022000@1)                              CWe (x32010@1)gather 'round to pay our respects,
            G (320003@1)                                D/FWhile (100232@1)their souls are still searching for the light,
                           (BACK TO VERSE CHORDS)
Searching for the light.

Verse:

G (320003@1)             Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D           Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9So (x32030@1)please don't come to me on my dying day,
G (320003@1)        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em7 Cadd9Just (x32030@1)let me go in peace.
G (320003@1)          Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D        Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9With (x32030@1)all the things that I forgot to say,
                       G (320003@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em7 Em (022000@1)name="chord_x32030@1">Cadd9
Still racing through my mind.
G (320003@1)         Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D            Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9And (x32030@1)don't you bury me six feet under ground,
G (320003@1)       Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D      Em7 Em (022000@1)  Cadd9Just (x32030@1)burn my body in a box.
G (320003@1)        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em7 Em (022000@1)      Cadd9And (x32030@1)let my ashes blow with the wind,
             G (320003@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Em7 Em (022000@1)name="chord_x32030@1">Cadd9
Out into the night.... sky.

Chorus:

Em (022000@1)                             CWe (x32010@1)celebrate the lives of the dead,
                       G (320003@1)                         D/FIt's (100232@1)like a man's best party, only happens when he dies.
Em (022000@1)                              CWe (x32010@1)gather 'round to pay our respects,
            G (320003@1)                                D/FWhile (100232@1)their souls are still searching for the light,
                           (BACK TO VERSE CHORDS)
Searching for the light.