Judas Priest - Epitaph: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Epitaph" 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.

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

               C           G7                C  F
The old man's sitting there, his head bowed down
       E7                 Am               D7/F#
Every now and then he'll take a look around
         G                E7             Am7
And his eyes reflect the memory-pain of years gone by
    A       Dm      G       C           Esus4 E    C
He can't regain nostalgic dreams he'll never see again

With trembling hands, he wipes a tear
Many fall like rain, there's one for every year
And his life laid out so clearly now, life that's brought death
So nearly now life once he clung to dearly now lets go

F            Em                      F
But spare a thought as you pass him by
         Dm    A#                F
Take a closer look and you'll say
           Em        F             Dm      A#       G
He's our tomorrow, just as much as we are his yesterday

           C   G             C F
A lonely grave, and soon forgot
      E7              Am                 D/F#
Only wind and leaves lament his mournful song
           G           E7
Yet they shout his epitaph out clear
    Am            A       Dm
For anyone who's passing near
    G         C     Esus4  E       C Cm7
It names the person lying here as you
    Gm        C Cm7    Gm
And you, and you, and you...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "Epitaph" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Epitaph" by Judas Priest.

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