Hes Coming To Us Dead
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: C#Capotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
C F C G C
[Verse 1]
C F
One Morning When The Office Had Opened A Man Came
C G
Over Here To The Express Office Showing Signs Of
C
Grief And Tear And When The Clerk Approached Him
F C
With Trembling Words To Say I’m Waiting For My Boy
G C
Sir He’s Coming Home Today
[Break 1]
C F C G C
[Verse 2]
C F
Now You Have Made A Sad Mistake For Surely You
C G
Know This Is A Telegraph Office Sir It’s Not The
C
Town Depo And If Your Boy Is Coming Home It’s
F C
Perfectly Mild To Say You’ll Find Him With The
G C
Passengers At The Station Just Over The Way
[Break 2]
C F C G C
[Verse 3]
C F
You Do Not Understand Me Sir The Old Man Shook His
C G
Head He Won’t Be Coming As A Passenger But By
C F
Express He Said He’s Coming Home To Mother The Old
C
Man Gently Said He’s Coming Home In A Casket Sir
G C
He’s Coming To Us Dead
[Break 3]
C F C G C
[Verse 4]
C F
Just Then A Whistle Pierced The Air The Express
C
Came In On Time Then The Old Man Rose In A
G C
Breathless Speech And Quickly Rushed Outside And
F C
Then A Long White Casket Was Lowered To The Ground
G
And It Drew The Signs Of Grief And Tear From Those
C
Who Gathered Round Do Not Use Him Roughly Boys It
F C
Contains Our Darling Jack He Went Away Just As You
G C
Boys Are This Way He’s Coming Back It’s Broke His
F C
Poor Ole Mothers Heart Her Saying Has Come True
G
This Is The Way He’ll Come Back If He Joins The
C
Boys In Blue
How to play Hes Coming To Us Dead
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.