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Dead Record Player

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Chords] 
E|--x----x-------x--------x---|
B|--7----7-------7--------7---|
G|--7----8-------9--------10--|
D|--7----7-------7--------7---|
A|--5----6-------7--------8---|
E|--x----x-------x--------x---|
    D   D#dim   A6no3/E   Fno5addF#
[Intro]
A F#m D E
 D   D#dimA6no3/E Fno5addF#   F#m    B    A    F#m  A  
[Verse 1]
AGot a phonograph on my F#mforehead, friend.
It D7plays sad songs abEout the dead
When I lAisten to my records
No matter wF#mhat they are
They sound rD7eal good
But Ereal weird
[chorus]
        D             D#dim           A6no3/E        Fno5addF#   F#m     
I know something, yeah something, yeah something, yeah something is wrong
Oh Byeah
[Verse 2]
AAll my old records used to F#mnot want me dead
Now they Ado, they're all about it
Well my AMonkees' sounding like a corpse buF#mt I don't mind
D7He sounds real good
And he Estill keeps time
And the ABeatles they keep singing about gF#mraveyards and bugs
It sounds sDo good that I can't gEet up
[chorus]
        D             D#dim           A6no3/E        Fno5addF#   F#m   
I know something, yeah something, yeah something, yeah something is wrong
Oh Byeah
AAll my old records used to not F#msing about the dead
But, now they Ado, all about it baby, here we go
[Lead]
A F#m D E A F#m D E
 D   D#dimA6no3/E Fno5addF#   F#m    B    A    F#m  A  
 A   F#mx8
Spoken at the end]
The music is killing me
The high and low fidelities
Are attacking my brain
And it's terrific
The music sounds just great
Just terrific

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Dead Record Player

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D#dim

[Chords]

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

B|--7----7-------7--------7---|

G|--7----8-------9--------10--|

D|--7----7-------7--------7---|

A|--5----6-------7--------8---|

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

D D#dim A6no3/E Fno5addF#

[Intro]

A F#m D E

D D#dim F#m B A F#m A

A6no3/E Fno5addF#

[Verse 1]

A F#m

Got a phonograph on my forehead, friend.

D7 E

It plays sad songs about the dead

When I listen to my records

F#m

No matter what they are

They sound real good

But real weird

[chorus]

D D#dim A6no3/E Fno5addF# F#m

I know something, yeah something, yeah something, yeah something is wrong

Oh yeah

[Verse 2]

A F#m

All my old records used to not want me dead

Now they do, they're all about it

A F#m

Well my Monkees' sounding like a corpse but I don't mind

He sounds real good

And he still keeps time

A F#m

And the Beatles they keep singing about graveyards and bugs

D E

It sounds so good that I can't get up

[chorus]

D D#dim A6no3/E Fno5addF# F#m

I know something, yeah something, yeah something, yeah something is wrong

Oh yeah

A F#m

All my old records used to not sing about the dead

But, now they do, all about it baby, here we go

[Lead]

A F#m D E A F#m D E

D D#dim F#m B A F#m A

A6no3/E Fno5addF#

A F#m

Spoken at the end]

The music is killing me

The high and low fidelities

Are attacking my brain

And it's terrific

The music sounds just great

Just terrific

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