Dead Like Me
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C
[Verse 1]
C
She's got a hole in her head
F G
but I still love her
G
She came back from the dead,
C Csus2 Am
Looking for a lover.
C F
Met her at the mall, she was hanging with
G
some freaks
C
They were all decomposed and it scared
Csus2 Am
the hell outta me
C
I guess that's kids these days they're
G
always, dressed in black
C Csus2 Am
Every night is halloween, lookin for a snack
C F G
I fell in love with her but it was, not in vein
F
Seemed I'd finally met someone, who liked
G C
me for my brains
[Chorus 1]
F F
I fell in love with her, it was not in vein
C Csus2
It seemed I'd finally met someone
Am
who liked me for my brains
F G
There'll be green grass, growing over me
C Csus2 Am
'Fore I ever get over her
F G
Aw she's a killer, Aw she's a thriller
Am
Dead like me
[Verse 2]
C F G
She was 23 although she, looked much older
C Csus2 Am
Bein alive was weird to her, she felt much colder
C F G
She sure looked good in black, at her funeral service
C Csus2 Am
A fountain coke, a drive in show and she was, picture perfect
C F G
Then i introduced her to my Momma and my Dad
C Csus2 Am
Momma turned as white as a ghost, and said that I was mad
C F G
You can love someone to death, for all its worth
F G C
When theres no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth
[Chorus 2]
F F
I fell in love with her, it was not in vein
C Csus2
It seemed I'd finally met someone
Am
who liked me for my brains
F G
There'll be green grass, growing over me
C Csus2 Am
'Fore I ever get over her
F G
Aw she's a killer, Aw she's a thriller
Am
Dead like me
[Bridge 1]
C G
Up until the epidemic, struck through our town
C Csus2 Am
Better part of aligator county, never got me down
C F G
There was a witch hunt broomin, and I knew what it was
C Csus2 Am
And on a cold Novembers night they, came lookin for us
C F G
The cops, the News, and all of Monrover, came to see the show
C Csus2 Am
They took my baby from my arms and they threw her in the snow
C F
They shot her cold blood, right in the back
G
of the head
F G C
They all cheered and honked their horns now she was really dead
[Chorus 3]
F F
I fell in love with her, it was not in vein
C Csus2
It seemed I'd finally met someone
Am
who liked me for my brains
F G
There'll be green grass, growing over me
C Csus2 Am
'Fore I ever get over her
F G
Aw she's a killer, Aw she's a thriller
Am
Dead like me
How to play Dead Like Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.