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Half Dead

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Capo 2!
I put some longer spaces in the verses because the chord change happens between the 
longer pause between words, and I wanted to make that more obvious. If you need to play
without a capo, just transpose +2.
[Verse 1]
Ait was raining outside so i Gcleaned house tDoday
spent half of the morAning     Ethrowing old things away
Atry not to get caught up, trGy to think like a maDchine
focus in on the taAsk, try not to   Ethink about what it means
[Chorus]
Ecan't get yoAu
outta my headD  
lost withouAt youE  
half deaAd
[Verse 2]
Atook my spot at the window,   Glooked out at the rDoad
dots and dashes of trAaffic    Elike a message in code
  Aand whole boxes of memories     Gwrapped up at the Dcurb
i sang Asongs to myself,    Edidn't have any words
[Chorus]
Ecan't get yoAu
outta my headD  
lost withouAt youE  
half deaAd
[Verse 3]
Astole out to the backyard    Glate last Dnight
pine trees Afrozen     Ein the silvery moonlight
Arising like giants    Gfrom the cold Dearth
what are the years we gAave each other    Eever gonna be worth?
[Chorus]
Ecan't get yoAu
outta my headD  
lost withouAt youE  
half deaAd

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Half Dead

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2!

I put some longer spaces in the verses because the chord change happens between the

longer pause between words, and I wanted to make that more obvious. If you need to play

without a capo, just transpose +2.

[Verse 1]

A G D

it was raining outside so i cleaned house today

A E

spent half of the morning throwing old things away

A G D

try not to get caught up, try to think like a machine

A E

focus in on the task, try not to think about what it means

[Chorus]

E A

can't get you

outta my head

A E

lost without you

half dead

[Verse 2]

A G D

took my spot at the window, looked out at the road

A E

dots and dashes of traffic like a message in code

A G D

and whole boxes of memories wrapped up at the curb

A E

i sang songs to myself, didn't have any words

[Chorus]

E A

can't get you

outta my head

A E

lost without you

half dead

[Verse 3]

A G D

stole out to the backyard late last night

A E

pine trees frozen in the silvery moonlight

A G D

rising like giants from the cold earth

A E

what are the years we gave each other ever gonna be worth?

[Chorus]

E A

can't get you

outta my head

A E

lost without you

half dead

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