Dead Chords by They Might Be Giants
Tempo:
83 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] I returned [A] a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken off [E] the shelf before [A] the [B] expiration [E] date.
I came back [A] as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the shelf before [A] the date [B] stamped [E] on my sack.
[A] I did a large procession, waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the casket.
[E] Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm still [A] alive [F#m] and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B]
[E] I will [A] never [B] say the [E] word [A] procrastinate again.
[B] I'll [E] never see [A] myself in the [B] mirror with [E] my eyes closed.
I [A] didn't [E] apologize for what I was [A] ate and I [B] made my [E] younger brother [A] have to [B] be my [E] personal slave.
[A] I did a large [C#m] procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the [E] casket.
Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm [A] still [F#m] alive and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B]
[A] So I won't sit at [B] home anymore.
And you [E] won't see my [B] head in the [A] window.
And I won't be [B] around ever anymore.
And [E] I'll be there [A] on the wall [B] at the [E] store.
I [A] returned a [B] bag of [E] groceries [A] accidentally [B] taken [E] off the shelf [A] before the [B] [E] expiration date.
[A] [B] [E] I came [A] back as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the [D] shelf [A] before the [B] date stamped [E] on my stamp.
[A] Did a large procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand [A] fell in the basket.
And there's [B] everybody dancing on the [E] casket.
Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [D] there's nothing [E] I want [A] to do.
[B] [E] Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and [F#m] I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [F#m] there's nothing [D] I want to [E] do.
I came back [A] as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the shelf before [A] the date [B] stamped [E] on my sack.
[A] I did a large procession, waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the casket.
[E] Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm still [A] alive [F#m] and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B]
[E] I will [A] never [B] say the [E] word [A] procrastinate again.
[B] I'll [E] never see [A] myself in the [B] mirror with [E] my eyes closed.
I [A] didn't [E] apologize for what I was [A] ate and I [B] made my [E] younger brother [A] have to [B] be my [E] personal slave.
[A] I did a large [C#m] procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the [E] casket.
Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm [A] still [F#m] alive and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B]
[A] So I won't sit at [B] home anymore.
And you [E] won't see my [B] head in the [A] window.
And I won't be [B] around ever anymore.
And [E] I'll be there [A] on the wall [B] at the [E] store.
I [A] returned a [B] bag of [E] groceries [A] accidentally [B] taken [E] off the shelf [A] before the [B] [E] expiration date.
[A] [B] [E] I came [A] back as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the [D] shelf [A] before the [B] date stamped [E] on my stamp.
[A] Did a large procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand [A] fell in the basket.
And there's [B] everybody dancing on the [E] casket.
Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [D] there's nothing [E] I want [A] to do.
[B] [E] Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and [F#m] I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [F#m] there's nothing [D] I want to [E] do.
Key:
A
E
B
F#m
D
A
E
B
[E] I returned [A] a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken off [E] the shelf before [A] the [B] expiration [E] date. _
I came back [A] as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the shelf before [A] the date [B] stamped [E] on my sack. _
[A] I did a large procession, waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the casket.
[E] Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm still [A] alive [F#m] and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B] _
[E] I will [A] never [B] say the [E] word [A] procrastinate again.
[B] I'll [E] never see [A] myself in the [B] mirror with [E] my eyes closed. _
I [A] didn't [E] apologize for what I was [A] ate and I [B] made my [E] younger brother [A] have to [B] be my [E] personal slave. _ _
[A] I did a large [C#m] procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the [E] casket.
Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm [A] still [F#m] alive and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B] _
[A] So I won't sit at [B] home anymore.
And you [E] won't see my [B] head in the [A] window.
And I won't be [B] around ever anymore.
And [E] I'll be there [A] on the wall [B] at the [E] store.
I [A] returned a [B] bag of [E] groceries [A] accidentally [B] taken [E] off the shelf [A] before the [B] [E] expiration date.
[A] _ [B] _ [E] I came [A] back as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the [D] shelf [A] before the [B] date stamped [E] on my stamp.
_ [A] Did a large procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand [A] fell in the basket.
And there's [B] everybody dancing on the [E] casket.
Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [D] there's nothing [E] I want [A] to do.
[B] _ _ [E] Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and [F#m] I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [F#m] there's nothing [D] I want to [E] do. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I came back [A] as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the shelf before [A] the date [B] stamped [E] on my sack. _
[A] I did a large procession, waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the casket.
[E] Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm still [A] alive [F#m] and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B] _
[E] I will [A] never [B] say the [E] word [A] procrastinate again.
[B] I'll [E] never see [A] myself in the [B] mirror with [E] my eyes closed. _
I [A] didn't [E] apologize for what I was [A] ate and I [B] made my [E] younger brother [A] have to [B] be my [E] personal slave. _ _
[A] I did a large [C#m] procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand fell [A] in the basket.
And there's everybody [B] dancing on the [E] casket.
Now it's [A] sooner I'm dead and I [F#m] haven't [A] done anything [B] that I want.
Or [E] I'm [A] still [F#m] alive and there's [D] nothing I [E] want to [A] do.
[B] _
[A] So I won't sit at [B] home anymore.
And you [E] won't see my [B] head in the [A] window.
And I won't be [B] around ever anymore.
And [E] I'll be there [A] on the wall [B] at the [E] store.
I [A] returned a [B] bag of [E] groceries [A] accidentally [B] taken [E] off the shelf [A] before the [B] [E] expiration date.
[A] _ [B] _ [E] I came [A] back as a [B] bag of [E] groceries accidentally [A] [B] taken [E] off the [D] shelf [A] before the [B] date stamped [E] on my stamp.
_ [A] Did a large procession, [F#m] waved their torches as my [E] hand [A] fell in the basket.
And there's [B] everybody dancing on the [E] casket.
Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [D] there's nothing [E] I want [A] to do.
[B] _ _ [E] Now [A] it's sooner I'm dead and [F#m] I haven't done [B] anything that I want.
[E] Or I'm [A] still alive and [F#m] there's nothing [D] I want to [E] do. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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