Judas Priest - Secrets of the Dead: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Secrets of the Dead" 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 Secrets of the Dead Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Judas Priest

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 "Secrets of the Dead" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Dm
The shifting sands conceal the truth
Revealing only lies
A crescent moon casts ghostly shapes
As somewhere something flies

Chorus:
Dm     Gm  A#        Dm Gm A#
We let ourselves be bled
Secrets of the dead

Deserted by the ghosts that knew
Man's triumphs had no bounds
Left starving by our own mistakes
The sands reclaimed their ground

Chorus:
We let ourselves be bled
Secrets of the dead

Gm             F   D#  Dm C
Time takes us down so deep
Gm            F  D#   Am A
Is this the place we seek?

Chorus:
Secrets of the dead
Secrets of the dead

Dm
We never learn form our mistakes
Imperfect till the end
You can't pick up the pieces
And the hearts we break can't mend

As if they knew the gift they brought
Was wasted on this earth
They searched out for a better race
On whom to bring rebirth

Chorus:
We let ourselves be bled
Secrets of the dead
We let ourselves be bled
Secrets of the dead
Where angels fear to tread
The secrets of the dead


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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

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