The Afterlife

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
E       A             Bm          A
After I died, and the make-up had dried,
       E          Bm    A    E
I went back to my place,
E            A            Bm       A           E        Bm    A  E
No moon that night, but a heavenly light shone--- on my face,
         E              A
Still, I thought it was odd,
          Bm         A           E        Bm   A    E
There was no sign of God just to usher me in,
       E              A             Bm          A
Then a voice from a - bove, sugar - coated with love,
       E           Bm    A    E
Said, "Let us be - gin!"

[Chorus]
           E          A           Bm    A
You got to fill out a form first,
             E           Bm     A    E
And then you wait in the line,
           E          A           Bm    A
You got to fill out a form first,
             E           Bm     A    E
And then you wait in the line

[Verse 2]
        E          A             Bm         A
Okay, a new kid in school got to follow the rule,
           E               Bm     A     E
You got to learn the rou - tine,
               E         A               Bm       A
Woh, there's a girl over there, with the sunshiny hair,
       E          Bm     A    E
Like a Homecoming Queen,
         E             A            Bm       A
I said, "Hey, what you say?  It's a glorious day,
       E        Bm            A       E
By the way, how long you been dead?
      E          A         Bm         A
Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three!"
        E              Bm    A    E
But she just shook her head

[Chorus]
           E          A           Bm    A
You got to fill out a form first,
             E           Bm     A    E
And then you wait in the line,
           E          A           Bm    A
You got to fill out a form first,
             E           Bm     A    E
And then you wait in the line

[Break]
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[Verse 3]
E          A          Bm      A          E         Bm    A   E
Buddah and Moses, and all the noses from narrow to flat,
       E            A             Bm               A
Had to stand in the line, just to glimpse the di - vine,
         E           Bm    A    E
What'cha think about that?
         E              A         Bm         A
Well, it seems like our fate's to suffer and wait...
           E            Bm    A    E
...for the knowledge we seek,
     E            A            Bm          A
It's all his de - sign, no one cuts in the line,
       E            Bm      A     E
No one here likes a sneak

[Chorus]
           E          A           Bm    A
You got to fill out a form first,
             E           Bm     A    E
And then you wait in the line,
           E          A           Bm    A
You got to fill out a form first,
             E           Bm     A    E
And then you wait in the line

[Break]
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[Verse 4]
E         A            Bm        A
After you climb up the ladder of time,
    E           Bm    A    E
The Lord God is near,
E           A            Bm          A
    Face to face, in the vastness of space,
     E             Bm    A    E
Your words disap - pear,
        E         A              Bm       A
And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love,
        E          Bm     A     E
And the current is strong,
    E             A              Bm          A
But all that re - mains when you try to ex - plain...
        E           Bm    A    E
...Is a fragment of song

[Verse 5]
              E              A      Bm     A
Lord, is it, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
     E             Bm      A    E
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
       E              A      Bm     A
Lord, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
     E             Bm      A    E
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
 E              A      Bm    A    E             Bm           A   E
'Be - Bop - A - Lula'           ('Ooo - Poppa - Doo', yeah!)

[Coda -Repeats]
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VERB ON TWO Option in STANDARD TUNING:

CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Db)

[Intro]
    C     F        Gm    F        C     Gm       F     C
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[Verse 1]
C       F             Gm          F
After I died, and the make-up had dried,
       C          Gm    F    C
I went back to my place,
C            F            Gm       F           C        Gm    F  C
No moon that night, but a heavenly light shone--- on my face,
         C              F
Still, I thought it was odd,
          Gm         F           C        Gm    F    C
There was no sign of God just to usher me in,
       C              F             Gm          F
Then a voice from a - bove, sugar - coated with love,
       C           Gm    F    C
Said, "Let us be - gin!"

[Chorus]
           C          F           Gm    F
You got to fill out a form first,
             C           Gm     F    C
And then you wait in the line,
           C          F           Gm    F
You got to fill out a form first,
             C           Gm     F    C
And then you wait in the line

[Verse 2]
        C          F             Gm         F
Okay, a new kid in school got to follow the rule,
           C               Gm     F     C
You got to learn the rou - tine,
               C         F               Gm       F
Woh, there's a girl over there, with the sunshiny hair,
       C          Gm     F    C
Like a Homecoming Queen,
         C             F            Gm       F
I said, "Hey, what you say?  It's a glorious day,
       C        Gm            F       C
By the way, how long you been dead?"
      C          F         Gm         F
Maybe you, maybe me, maybe baby makes three,
        C              Gm     F    C
But she just shook her head

[Chorus]
           C          F           Gm    F
You got to fill out a form first,
             C           Gm     F    C
And then you wait in the line,
           C          F           Gm    F
You got to fill out a form first,
             C           Gm     F    C
And then you wait in the line

[Break]
    C     F        Gm    F        C     Gm       F     C
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[Verse 3]
C          F          Gm      F          C         Gm    F   C
Buddah and Moses, and all the noses from narrow to flat,
       C            F             Gm               F
Had to stand in the line, just to glimpse the di - vine,
         C           Gm    F    C
What'cha think about that?
         C              F         Gm         F
Well, it seems like our fate's to suffer and wait...
           C            Gm    F    C
...for the knowledge we seek,
     C            F            Gm          F
It's all his de - sign, no one cuts in the line,
       C            Gm      F     C
No one here likes a sneak

[Chorus]
           C          F           Gm    F
You got to fill out a form first,
             C           Gm     F    C
And then you wait in the line,
           C          F           Gm    F
You got to fill out a form first,
             C           Gm     F    C
And then you wait in the line

[Break]
    C     F        Gm    F        C     Gm       F     C
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[Verse 4]
C         F            Gm        F
After you climb up the ladder of time,
    C           Gm    F    C
The Lord God is near,
C           F            Gm          F
    Face to face, in the vastness of space,
     C             Gm    F    C
Your words disap - pear,
        C         F              Gm       F
And you feel like swimming in an ocean of love,
        C          Gm     F     C
And the current is strong,
    C             F              Gm          F
But all that re - mains when you try to ex - plain...
        C           Gm    F    C
...Is a fragment of song

[Verse 5]
              C              F      Gm     F
Lord, is it, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
     C             Gm      F    C
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
       C              F      Gm     F
Lord, 'Be - Bop - A - Lula',
     C             Gm      F    C
Or, 'Ooo - Poppa - Doo'?
 C              F      Gm    F    C             Gm           F   C
'Be - Bop - A - Lula'           ('Ooo - Poppa - Doo', yeah!)

[Coda -Repeats]
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