HIM - Buried Alive By Love: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Buried Alive By Love" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

Em         C                Em              C
Again the burden of losing rests upon my shoulders
Em       C           Em        C
And its weight seems unbearable
Em             C
Your tomb is where your heart is,
Em        C
I should have told her
Em             C               Em      C
But within me hid a secret so terrible

   Am                          Em
To cry is to know that you're alive
       Am                      Em
But my river of tears has run dry
  Am              Em
I never wanted to fool you, no
       D
But a cold heart is a dead heart
                                            C
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love

Chorus:
C
If I should die before I wake
                        Em
Pray no one my soul to take
C                   D
If I wake before I die,
                     Em
Rescue me with your smile (darlin')
C
If I should die before I wake
                               Em
There ain't no one my soul to take
C                   D
If I wake before I die,
                     Em
Rescue me with your smile

The kiss of vanity blessed me with
a spiritual murder
And fed the gods of war insatiable
Your home is where the dark is
I should have told her
Embrace the fire indestructible

To die is to know that you're alive
And my river of blood won't run dry
I never wanted to lose you, no
But a cold heart is a dead heart
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love

Chorus:
If I should die before I wake
Pray no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die
Rescue me with your smile
If I should die before I wake
Pray no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die
Rescue me with your smile

And they say to cry is to know that you're alive
And my river of tears has run dry
I never wanted to fool you, no
But a cold heart is a dead heart
A deserted soul is gone
A cold heart is a dead heart
And it feels like I've been buried alive by love

Chorus:
If I should die before I wake
There ain't no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die
Rescue me with your smile
If I should die before I wake
Pray no one my soul to take
If I wake before I die
Rescue me with your smile

I've been buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love
Buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love
I've been buried alive by love

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

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 "Buried Alive By Love" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Buried Alive By Love" by HIM.

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