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Dead Melodies

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[Intro]
G D C Em E Am D G D D7
[Verse 1]
Gwhere will you Dgo when tChis day is EmoveEr
a Amgambler's Dpurse Glays on the DroadD7  
Emstraight to your door
Asnakes have gone crazy toDnight
Dmwinding their wAmay out of DsightD7  
[Verse 2]
Ga laugh, a Djoke a Csentiment EmwasEted
Amseasons of Dstrangers Gthey've come and DgoneD7  
Emdoldrums are pounding,
Acheapskates are clowning this Dtown
Dmwho could disAmown themselves DnowD7  
[Verse 3]
GengiDneer, Cslow down this Emold Etrain
Amcinders and Dchaff Glaugh at the DmoonD7  
Emnight birds will cackle
Arotting like apples on Dtrees
Dmsending their Amdead meloDdies...to A7me

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The story behind the song

"Dead Melodies" evokes a sense of drifting and uncertainty, as if caught in the echoes of past feelings. The imagery of "snakes gone crazy" and "doldrums pounding" suggests a disorienting, perhaps overwhelming, internal landscape. It feels like a moment of questioning where one is headed when the day is done, with these "dead melodies" serving as a melancholic soundtrack to the introspection. The song feels like a quiet, almost haunted reflection on the lingering presence of old moods and their subtle influence.

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Dead Melodies

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Dead Melodies

by Beck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C Em E Am D G D D7

[Verse 1]

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

straight to your door

A D

snakes have gone crazy tonight

Dm Am D D7

winding their way out of sight

[Verse 2]

G D C Em E

a laugh, a joke a sentiment wasted

Am D G D D7

seasons of strangers they've come and gone

doldrums are pounding,

A D

cheapskates are clowning this town

Dm Am D D7

who could disown themselves now

[Verse 3]

G D C Em E

engineer, slow down this old train

Am D G D D7

cinders and chaff laugh at the moon

night birds will cackle

A D

rotting like apples on trees

Dm Am D A7

sending their dead melodies...to me

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