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Matthew Perryman Jones - Waking Up the Dead (acoustic version)
Capo on the 3rd fret
All chords related to capo 3:
      G  C/G(intro)    C/G  Dadd9/A  
e---3--3-----------0-----0-------|
b---0--1-----------1-----3-------|
g---0--0-----------0-----0-------|
d---0--2-----------2-----4-------|
A---x--x-----------3-----5-------|
E---3--3-----------3-----5-------|
[Intro]   G    C/G(4x)
The sCun is sinking and Am7I'm still dragging this bGag of bones
Like a hComesick beggar with a rAm7ockstar swagger and a hGeart of stone
My fEmeet are on the riverbed
My C/Ghands are far from innocent
Have Dadd9/Amercy on my sD7oul
[chorus]
GWhere did C/GI go wrong? I lGost my Dadd9/Ahead.
                 C/G           Em     Dadd9/A    C/G(keep playing the chord for 4 bars)
I want to dance on fire and be born     again
I can hear the voice that's waking up the dGead
[intro]   G    C/G(2x)
Well Ceverything changes and the cAm7olors start fading and the Gstars go dim
And the cClock keeps ticking while the rAm7attlesnake's shaking as it sGheds its skin
Kill your hEmeart and never take a chance
Lock it C/Gup inside a picket fence
The ilDadd9/Alusions of contD7rol
[chorus]
GWhere did C/GI go wrong? I lGost my Dadd9/Ahead.
                 C/G           Em     Dadd9/A    C/G(keep playing the chord for 4 bars)
I want to dance on fire and be born     again
I can hear the voice that's waking up the dGead
[interlude]   Em    G    Em    G    Em   C/G(do a little whooing over it)
[chorus]
GWhere did C/GI go wrong? I lGost my Dadd9/Ahead.
C/GI want to dance on fEmire and be Dadd9/Aborn     aC/Ggain
GWhere did C/GI go wrong? I lGost my Dadd9/Ahead.
                 C/G           Em     Dadd9/A    C/G(keep playing the chord for 4 bars)
I want to dance on fire and be born     again
I can hear the voice that's waking up the dGead
[intro]   G    C/G(2x)   G(final chord)

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Waking Up The Dead

by Matthew Perryman Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Dadd9/A

Am7

Matthew Perryman Jones - Waking Up the Dead (acoustic version)

Capo on the 3rd fret

All chords related to capo 3:

G C/G C/G Dadd9/A

(intro)

e---3--3-----------0-----0-------|

b---0--1-----------1-----3-------|

g---0--0-----------0-----0-------|

d---0--2-----------2-----4-------|

A---x--x-----------3-----5-------|

E---3--3-----------3-----5-------|

G C/G

[Intro] (4x)

C Am7 G

The sun is sinking and I'm still dragging this bag of bones

C Am7 G

Like a homesick beggar with a rockstar swagger and a heart of stone

My feet are on the riverbed

C/G

My hands are far from innocent

Dadd9/A D7

Have mercy on my soul

[chorus]

G C/G G Dadd9/A

Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.

C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G

(keep playing the chord for 4 bars)

I want to dance on fire and be born again

I can hear the voice that's waking up the dead

G C/G

[intro] (2x)

C Am7 G

Well everything changes and the colors start fading and the stars go dim

C Am7 G

And the clock keeps ticking while the rattlesnake's shaking as it sheds its skin

Kill your heart and never take a chance

C/G

Lock it up inside a picket fence

Dadd9/A D7

The illusions of control

[chorus]

G C/G G Dadd9/A

Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.

C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G

(keep playing the chord for 4 bars)

I want to dance on fire and be born again

I can hear the voice that's waking up the dead

Em G Em G Em C/G

[interlude] (do a little whooing over it)

[chorus]

G C/G G Dadd9/A

Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.

C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G

I want to dance on fire and be born again

G C/G G Dadd9/A

Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.

C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G

(keep playing the chord for 4 bars)

I want to dance on fire and be born again

I can hear the voice that's waking up the dead

G C/G G

[intro] (2x) (final chord)

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