Chords
The Funeral

The Funeral is one of Lord Hurons best-known songs, often interpreted as a reflection on life and death cycles, loss, and transition moments. Despite its melancholic and reflective tone, the band has not released specific details about the story or inspiration behind the song.

Key: C

Introduction:  F   C   G   Am  

difficulty
very easy |||||
 F              C        G         Am 
I' m coming up only to hold you under
 F              C        G            Am 
And coming up only to show you' re wrong
 F       C            G         Am 
And to know you is hard, we wonder
 F   C             G          Am 
To know you all wrong, we warn
 F  C  G  Am 
Oooooooooooh
 F  C  G  Am 
Oooooooooooh
 F           C        G            Am 
Really too late to call, so we wait for
 F           C            G       Am 
Morning to wake you is all we got
 F   C           G       Am 
To know me as hardly golden
 F      C            G            Am 
Is to know me all wrong, they warn

 G                          C              F 
At every occasion I' ll be ready for the funeral
 G                         C                      F 
And every occasion, once more, it' s called the funeral
 G                           C              F 
At every occasion, oh, I' m ready for the funeral
 G                            C            F 
And every occasion, oh, one billion day funeral

 F              C        G            Am 
I' m coming up only to show you' re down for
 F              C        G            Am 
And coming up only to show you' re wrong
 F       C             G                Am 
To the outside, the dead leaves lay on the lawn
 F    C                G         Am 
For they don' t have trees to hang upon
 F  C  G  Am 
Oooooooooooh
 F  C  G  Am 
Oooooooooooh

 G                          C              F 
At every occasion I' ll be ready for the funeral
 G                         C                      F 
And every occasion, once more, it' s called the funeral
 G                           C              F 
At every occasion, oh, I' m ready for the funeral
 G                            C            F 
And every occasion, oh, one billion day funeral

   F      C      G      C 
(strum last C once)