Dead Mans Dollar
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
RockAdvanced for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
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Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Fm Eb Db Ab verse 1 Fm Eb Don't wait until the morning Db Ab Don't wait until the light hits the cracks in the floor Fm Eb Been living in the flight path Db Ab Not perfect but it's all that we can afford Fm Eb I spent the whole day working Db Ab Been trying to pin these dreams to the wings of a check Fm Eb Don't wait until the morning Db Ab So tired but I don't want to go to sleep yet Pre-Chorus Fm I've been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar Eb Been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar Db Been killing myself, killing myself N.C. 'Cause I want to make a life, make a life for you Chorus Db Ab I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do Fm Eb Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you Db Ab I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do Fm Eb Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you N.C. Db Ab I want to make a life, but I want to live there too verse 2 Fm Eb I know this isn't easy Db Ab You got that baby sleeping all by yourself Fm Eb Feels like I'm always leaving Db Ab I swear to God, one day I'll be there to help Pre-Chorus Fm Till then, I've been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar Eb Been killing myself to make the dead man's dollar Db Been killing myself, killing myself N.C. 'Cause I want to make a life, make a life for you Db Ab I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do Fm Eb Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you Db Ab I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do Fm Eb Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you N.C. Db Ab I want to make a life, but I want to live there too Bridge Db Ab You and me and the dark make light Db Ab Let's work all day and stay up all night Db Ab You and me and the dark make light Db Ab We can work all day and stay up all night, all night Db Ab I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do Fm Eb Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you Db Ab I, I want to make a, I, I want to make a, I do Fm Eb Yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you Db Ab I, I want to make a (You and me and the dark make light) Db Ab I, I want to make a (Let's work all day and stay up all night) Db Ab I, I want to make a (You and me and the dark make light) Db Ab I, I want to make a (Let's work all day and stay up all night) Fm Eb I do, yeah, I want to make a life, make a life for you Db Ab I want to make a life, but I want to live there too Db Ab Don't wait until the morning
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Chord set
Fm · Eb · Db · Ab · C
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.