Black Sabbath - When Death Calls: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When Death Calls" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn When Death Calls Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Black Sabbath

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When Death Calls" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm
He saw the world,
 F
dim with the glow of the vertical sun
His skin crept cold
knowing that this was the hours of dying
Gm                       D#
Misguided mortals you'll burn with me
Cm                 G#       Gm
Spirit of man, cannot be freed

Chorus:
Gm             Cm
When death calls -
             F       Gm
this is the hours of dying
When death calls -
the spirit of man can be freed
When death calls -
there's no tomorrow
When death calls -
just an evil shadow

Tell me not
fear of the flames means that heaven is closer
For I believe,
Satan lives, in the souls of dying
Misguided mortals you'll burn with me
Spirit of man, cannot be freed

Chorus:
When death calls -
heaven is closer
When death calls -
feel the heat of the flames
from the souls of the dying
When death calls -
here it comes, here it comes, here it comes
When death calls -
you're gonna burn

Don't look in those sunken eyes
Don't look and you'll stay alive
Don't laugh in the face of death
or your tongue will blister
Can't die until Satan says, you die
And Satan takes your soul
In the face of death or your tongue will blister
Don't look in those sunken eyes
Don't look and you'll stay alive
Don't laugh in the face of death
or your tongue will blister
Can't die until Satan says, you die
The Devil takes your soul
With all his wrath he calls the reper

Chorus:
When death calls -
this is the hours of dying
When death calls -
the spirit of man can be freed
When death calls -
there's no tomorrow
When death calls -
just an evil shadow

When death calls -
feel the heat of the flames
from the souls of the dying
When death calls -
your gonna burn, burn, burn
When death calls -
heaven is closer
When death calls -
I can feel it, gonna take you down


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When Death Calls" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When Death Calls" by Black Sabbath.

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