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Dead Melodies

Beck

RockMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
D××
C×
Em
E
Am×
D7××
A×
Dm××
A7×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 5th fret
              , arpeggiating chords
 
G D C Em E Am D G D D7
 
G              D        C          Em E 
where will you go when this day is over
  Am        D      G           D   D7
a gambler's purse lays on the road
Em 
straight to your door
A                        D    
snakes have gone crazy tonight
Dm             Am          D    D7
winding their way out of sight 
 
a laugh, a joke a sentiment wasted
seasons of strangers they've come and gone
doldrums are pounding,
cheapskates are clowning this town
who could disown themselves now 
 
engineer, slow down this old train
cinders and chaff laugh at the moon
night birds will cackle
rotting like apples on trees
Dm             Am       D        A7
sending their dead melodies...to me
          
 

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Chord set

G · D · C · Em · E · Am · D7 · A · Dm · A7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.