Spirit Carries On

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Updated: Mar 2026 Version: #1

Where did we[C] come from?

W[Em]hy are we here?

Wher[F]e do we go when we di[C]e? [Bm]

Wh[Am]at lies beyond? Wh[C]at lay before?

Is [D]anything certain in lif[G]e?

They say lif[C]e is too short

the her[Em]e and the now

and yo[F]u`re only given one sh[C]ot [Bm]

But [Am]could there be more?

Have [C]I lived before?

Or coul[D]d this be all that we`ve g[G]ot?

Chorus

If [F]I die tom[G]orrow

I`d be all rig[C]ht beca[Bm]use I belie[Am]ve

that ([G])after we`re go[F]ne

the ([Dm])spirit c[G]arries o[C]n..

Interlude

[C] [Em] [F] [Dm]

[C] [Em] [F] [G]

I u[C]sed to be frightened of d[Em]ying

I u[F]sed to think death was the [C]end [Bm]

B[Am]ut that was before, I`m not sc[C]ared anymore

I kn[D]ow that my soul will transce[G]nd

I ma[C]y never find all the an[Em]swers

I ma[F]y never understand w[C]hy [Bm]

I [Am]may never prove what I kn[C]ow to be true

but I kn[D]ow that I still have to t[G]ry..

Chorus

If [F]I die tom[G]orrow

I`d be all rig[C]ht beca[Bm]use I belie[Am]ve

that ([G])after we`re go[F]ne,

the ([Dm])spirit c[G]arries o[C]n..[C7]

Mo[Dm]ve on, be brave!

Don`t w[C#]eep at my grave!

becaus[C]e I`m no longer her[D]e

But ple[F]ase never let

your m[Dm]emory of me disapp([Am])ear

..Am, [G#][G][D][F][G][2x]

[C] [Bm] [Am] [G] [F] [G] [Am] [F] [Dm] [Bb] [G]

Saf[C]e in the light that surro[Em]unds me

Fre[F]e of the fear and the pa[C]in [Bm]

The qu[Am]estion in mind has h[C]elped me to find

the me[D]aning in my life aga[G]in..

Vict[C]oria`s real! I f[Em]inally feel

at pe[F]ace with the girl in my drea[C]ms [Bm]

And n[Am]ow that Im here, its p[C]erfectly clear

I`ll [D]find out what all of this mea[G]ns

Chorus

If [F]I die tom[G]orrow

I`d be all rig[C]ht beca[Bm]use I belie[Am]ve

that ([G])after we`re go[F]ne

the ([Dm])spirit c[G]arries o[C]n..

Outro : [C][Em][F][Dm][C][Em][F][G][2x] [C]