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This is a piano based song that does not transfer well to guitar chords. This is as close as I could get.
E|--D5---D67--Dmaj7-9----Dmmaj75-------Cma7-7---C#77---Cmmaj7---3-----B75----|
B|--7---7---7----7--------5---6------4-----4----|
G|--7---7---7----7--------5---6------4-----4----|
D|--7---9---11---6--------5---6------5-----4----|
A|--5---5---5----5--------x---4------3-----2----|
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DHave you got just a D6minute
Dmaj7Are you easily D6mad
DLet me show you the D6back room
Dmmaj7Where I saw the deadC#7  
CDancing like cC6hildren
Cma7On a midsummer C6morn
Cmmaj7And they asked me to joiBn
Cmmaj7They asked me to joinB7  
DBut my body was sD6tubborn
Dmaj7Wouldn't let me give D6in
DSo I offered a goD6od deed
Dmmaj7In return for a sC#7in
CNow they've got me where they C6want me
Cma7In this daily pC6arade
Cmmaj7And I walk unaBfraid
Cmmaj7I walk unafB7raid
DBut the crowd's aD6re all laughing
Dmaj7At my every misD6take
DAnd its making my neD6ck hurt
Dmmaj7And I feel like a faC#7ke
CHow can I even C6stand here
Cma7Like I've sometC6hing to say
Cmmaj7I got nothing to sBay
Cmmaj7I got nothing to B7say
DAnd it feels like I'm D6changing
Dmaj7Keep forgetting my waD6y
DSo I asked an old straD6nger
Dmmaj7And he led me astrayC#7  
CIt's something we're missing dC6arling
Cma7So let's wander C6instead
Cmmaj7And I'll show you the Bback room
Cmmaj7Where I saw the B7dead
DAnd we will be thD6ankful
Dmaj7And we will be D6fed
DYou take the tD6orso
Dmmaj7And I'll take the heC#7ad
CIt's something we're C6missing darling
Cma7So let's wander C6instead
Cmmaj7And I'll show you B7the back room
Cmmaj7Where I saw the deBad

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I Saw The Dead

by Villagers

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Dmaj7

Dmmaj7

Cma7

C#7

Cmmaj7

This is a piano based song that does not transfer well to guitar chords. This is as close as I could get.

D D6 Dmaj7 Dmmaj7 Cma7 C#7 Cmmaj7 B7

E|--5---7---9----5--------7---7------3-----5----|

B|--7---7---7----7--------5---6------4-----4----|

G|--7---7---7----7--------5---6------4-----4----|

D|--7---9---11---6--------5---6------5-----4----|

A|--5---5---5----5--------x---4------3-----2----|

E|--x---x---x----x--------x---x------x-----x----|

D D6

Have you got just a minute

Dmaj7 D6

Are you easily mad

D D6

Let me show you the back room

Dmmaj7 C#7

Where I saw the dead

C C6

Dancing like children

Cma7 C6

On a midsummer morn

Cmmaj7 B

And they asked me to join

Cmmaj7 B7

They asked me to join

D D6

But my body was stubborn

Dmaj7 D6

Wouldn't let me give in

D D6

So I offered a good deed

Dmmaj7 C#7

In return for a sin

C C6

Now they've got me where they want me

Cma7 C6

In this daily parade

Cmmaj7 B

And I walk unafraid

Cmmaj7 B7

I walk unafraid

D D6

But the crowd's are all laughing

Dmaj7 D6

At my every mistake

D D6

And its making my neck hurt

Dmmaj7 C#7

And I feel like a fake

C C6

How can I even stand here

Cma7 C6

Like I've something to say

Cmmaj7 B

I got nothing to say

Cmmaj7 B7

I got nothing to say

D D6

And it feels like I'm changing

Dmaj7 D6

Keep forgetting my way

D D6

So I asked an old stranger

Dmmaj7 C#7

And he led me astray

C C6

It's something we're missing darling

Cma7 C6

So let's wander instead

Cmmaj7 B

And I'll show you the back room

Cmmaj7 B7

Where I saw the dead

D D6

And we will be thankful

Dmaj7 D6

And we will be fed

D D6

You take the torso

Dmmaj7 C#7

And I'll take the head

C C6

It's something we're missing darling

Cma7 C6

So let's wander instead

Cmmaj7 B7

And I'll show you the back room

Cmmaj7 B

Where I saw the dead

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