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Dead Man Walking

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I hear the angels Aadd9talking talking Gtalking
Now I'm a dead man Cwalking walking Asuswalking
I hear the angels Aadd9talking talking Gtalking
Now I'm a dead manC  Asus  
|repeat|
I see you Aadd9standing there but Gyou're already goneC  Asus  
I'm holding Aadd9your hand but you're Gbarely holding onC  Asus  
I'm kissin Aadd9your lips but it Gjust don't feel the sameC  Asus  
Am I Aadd9dead there now, left Gliving with the blameC  Asus  
Oh I hear the angels Aadd9talking talking Gtalking
Now I'm a dead man walking walking Asuswalking
Already Gbroken, already gone, already Dknow you're moving on
          Em/               Em7  C/Cadd9  
I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking
Already Gsee it, in your face, already Dsomeone, in my place
          Em/               Em7  C/Cadd9  
I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking
->  Em7 & Cadd9 seem to work better but decide yourself what you like better!
I hear the angels Gtalking talking talking
Now I'm a dead man Dwalking walking walking
                  Em/Em7  
I hear the angels talking talking talking
                  C/Cadd9  
Now I'm a dead man
                           Aadd9                   G  C/   Am7  Asus  
We're in the same room just one million miles away
                           Aadd9                 G  C/       Am7  Asus  
With all these books around but we ain't go two words to say
                Aadd9                      G  C/  Am7  Asus  
Am I a dead man now, left living with the shame? I'm ..
Already Gbroken, already gone, already Dknow you're moving on
          Em/               Em7  C/Cadd9  
I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking
Already Gsee it, in your face, already Dsomeone, in my place
          Em/               Em7  C/Cadd9  
I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking
         G                  D  Em/              Em7  C/Cadd9  
Ohhhhh oh ohhhhh I'm a breathing, talking dead man walking
       Aadd9    GAhDh  Ah Cadd9Ah
I hear the angels Aadd9talking talking talking
Now I'm a dead man Gwalking walking walking
I hear the angels Dtalking talking talking
Now I'm a dead manCadd9  
Already Gbroken, already gone, already Dknow you're moving on
          Em/               Em7  C/Cadd9  
I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking
Already Gsee it, in your face, already Dsomeone, in my place
          Em/               Em7  C/Cadd9  
I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking
         G                  D  Em/              Em7  C/Cadd9  
Ohhhhh oh ohhhhh I'm a breathing, talking dead man walking
         G                  D  Em/              Em7  C/Cadd9  
Ohhhhh oh ohhhhh I'm a breathing, talking dead man walking
I hear the angels Gtalking talking talking
Now I'm a dead man Dwalking walking walking
                  Em/Em7  
I hear the angels talking talking talking
                  C/Cadd9  
Now I'm a dead man

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Dead Man Walking

by The Script

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Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

Asus

Em7

Cadd9

Am7

Aadd9 G

I hear the angels talking talking talking

C Asus

Now I'm a dead man walking walking walking

Aadd9 G

I hear the angels talking talking talking

C Asus

Now I'm a dead man

|repeat|

Aadd9 G C Asus

I see you standing there but you're already gone

Aadd9 G C Asus

I'm holding your hand but you're barely holding on

Aadd9 G C Asus

I'm kissin your lips but it just don't feel the same

Aadd9 G C Asus

Am I dead there now, left living with the blame

Aadd9 G

Oh I hear the angels talking talking talking

Asus

Now I'm a dead man walking walking walking

G D

Already broken, already gone, already know you're moving on

Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking

G D

Already see it, in your face, already someone, in my place

Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking

-> Em7 & Cadd9 seem to work better but decide yourself what you like better!

I hear the angels talking talking talking

Now I'm a dead man walking walking walking

Em Em7

I hear the angels talking talking talking

C Cadd9

Now I'm a dead man

Aadd9 G C Am7 Asus

We're in the same room just one million miles away

Aadd9 G C Am7 Asus

With all these books around but we ain't go two words to say

Aadd9 G C Am7 Asus

Am I a dead man now, left living with the shame? I'm ..

G D

Already broken, already gone, already know you're moving on

Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking

G D

Already see it, in your face, already someone, in my place

Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking

G D Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

Ohhhhh oh ohhhhh I'm a breathing, talking dead man walking

Aadd9 G D Cadd9

Ahh Ah Ah

Aadd9

I hear the angels talking talking talking

Now I'm a dead man walking walking walking

I hear the angels talking talking talking

Cadd9

Now I'm a dead man

G D

Already broken, already gone, already know you're moving on

Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking

G D

Already see it, in your face, already someone, in my place

Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

I'm a breathing, talking, dead man, walking

G D Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

Ohhhhh oh ohhhhh I'm a breathing, talking dead man walking

G D Em Em7 C Cadd9

/ /

Ohhhhh oh ohhhhh I'm a breathing, talking dead man walking

I hear the angels talking talking talking

Now I'm a dead man walking walking walking

Em Em7

I hear the angels talking talking talking

C Cadd9

Now I'm a dead man

About Dead Man Walking Chords by The Script

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What key is "Dead Man Walking" in?

The chords for "Dead Man Walking" show the original chord names (including Aadd9, G, C, Asus, Am, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.