Dead Man
View chords used in this chart
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-|-------9--7-\-5---5---5---7b9r7-\-2-2-2-2-2---0---4---4---4---5-4-5---|-----|
-|-------0--0-------0---0-------------0-------0---0---0---0---0---------|-----|
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-|-0--0-------0---5---5---5-----------2---------------------------------|-----|
2x
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-|--------------------0-0-0-0-2-|-------5---3-----------2---3-2-3--|----------|
-|-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|----------|
Verse 6x
Settling of my every step
Inching off of the earth
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-|-2----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-/-|---------------|
-|-0-0--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-/-|---------------|
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Prechorus
Is magnified by the things i've done
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-|------10-10---------------------3------3----3----------3-------3---------|--|
-|------10-10-----------------------2------2---2-0-1-1-1---1---1-----------|--|
-|------------------------7--0--0----------------0-0-0-0-------------------|--|
-|-8--8--------7--7---7-7-7--0---------------------------------------0-----|--|
-|-8--8--------7--7---7-7-7--0---------------------------------------0-0-2-|--|
Chorus
The thing that i've become
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-|-------5---3-----------2---3-2-3--|-----------------------------------------|
-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------------------------------|
Verse 6x
Every lift of my hand
Coffee cup up and back
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-|-2----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
-|-0-0--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-----------------|
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Pre-chorus
Is magnified by the things i've done
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-|-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
-|-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|-----------------|
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The things i've seen the things i've caused
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-|---------------------0-0--------------0-0-0-0--------------0-0-----|--------|
-|-8--8--\--7--7-------0---------------------------------------------|--------|
-|-8--8--\--7--7-------0---------------------------------------------|--------|
Chorus
I'm a dead man walking
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-|---------------------3---------3-3--------3----------3--3--3--3--3--3------|
-|-2---1---2--0-1---2----2--0-1--1-1-0-2-------0-1-1-1-1--1--1--1--1--1------|
-|-0---0---0----0---0---------0--------0---------0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0------|
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Interlude
The hammer that i once brung down now hovers over me
Cast a shadow, a cross onto me
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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------------------------------|
4x
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-|-2----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|----------------|
-|-0-0--1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--|----------------|
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Pre-chorus
The hallways are all mocking me
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-|-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|----------------|
-|-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--|----------------|
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What i've become, they're all mocking me
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-|-8--8-----7--7--|--0--0-------------------|-8--8-----7--7--|----------------|
-|-8--8-----7--7--|--0--0-------------------|-8--8-----7--7--|----------------|
Chorus 3x 3x
I'm a dead man walking a dead man walking
A dead man walking
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-|--5--5----5----5--5--5-5-0-|-4--4-----4----4--4--4-4-0-|--------------------|
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-|--------------7-------------|----------|------------------------------------|
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-|-3-3-3-----3----3--3--3-3-0-|-2----2/--|------------------------------------|
-|-3-3-3-----3----3--3--3-3-0-|-2----2/--|------------------------------------|
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-|-------9-----7--\5----5---5---7------2-2-2-2---0--4---4---5-4-5-----|-------|
-|-------0-----0---0----0--------------0-0-0-0--------0---0--------0--|-------|
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-|--------------------5---5---5---5-0--2---2---2-------------------0--|-------|
How to play Dead Man
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.