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