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Play Dead

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[Verse 1]
You know the way my F#mblood runsC#m  
Cause darlin’ you’re the Eonly Bone
Can you and I go F#msomewhere?C#m  
Go somewhere we can Ebe alBone
Lying like John and F#mYokoC#m  
Or fake our Edeaths and Bleave
Am I tripping, are you F#mwith me?C#m  
Cause darlin’ you’re the Eonly Bone
[Pre-Chorus]
The F#mworld is going C#mmad
You and EI can hide Baway
I can’t F#mstand the TV C#mscreen
Turn it Eoff, pull the plug
They can Btry, they won’t find us
[Chorus]
F#mSlow down your heartC#mbeat
EClose your eyes and don’t Bspeak
F#mAnd lay with my boC#mdy
EPlay dead, Bplay dead with me
F#mNo need to esC#mcape
We can Efind our own Bway
You got me F#mhiding in cupbC#moards
EPlay dead, Bplay dead with me
[Verse 2]
We’ll stock up some F#mrationsC#m  
So we don’t have to Eleave this Broom
I’m dead, don’t care what F#mhappensC#m  
As long as I’m in Ehere wth Byou
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause the F#mworld is going C#mmad
You and EI should hide aBway
I can’t F#mstand the TV sC#mcreen
Turn it Eoff, pull the plug
They can Btry, they won’t find us
[Chorus]
F#mSlow down your heartC#mbeat
EClose your eyes and don’t Bspeak
F#mAnd lay with my boC#mdy
EPlay dead, Bplay dead with me
F#mNo need to esC#mcape
We can Efind our own Bway
You got me F#mhiding in cupbC#moards
EPlay dead, Bplay dead with me
[Bridge]
You know that I was F#mquietC#m  
We’ll walk outside iEnto the Bshow
We’ll run a light in F#mthousandsC#m  
Cause everybody Eelse is growing Bold
[Chorus]
F#mSlow down your heartC#mbeat
EClose your eyes and don’t Bspeak
F#mAnd lay with my boC#mdy
EPlay deadB  
F#mSlow down your heartC#mbeat
EClose your eyes and don’t Bspeak
F#mAnd lay with my boC#mdy
EPlay dead, Bplay dead with me
F#mNo need to esC#mcape
We can Efind our own Bway
You got me F#mhiding in cupbC#moards
EPlay dead, Bplay dead with me
F#mPlay dead with C#mme
EPlay dead, Bplay dead with me

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Play Dead

by Tom Walker

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F#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

F#m C#m

You know the way my blood runs

E B

Cause darlin’ you’re the only one

F#m C#m

Can you and I go somewhere?

E B

Go somewhere we can be alone

F#m C#m

Lying like John and Yoko

E B

Or fake our deaths and leave

F#m C#m

Am I tripping, are you with me?

E B

Cause darlin’ you’re the only one

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m C#m

The world is going mad

E B

You and I can hide away

F#m C#m

I can’t stand the TV screen

Turn it off, pull the plug

They can try, they won’t find us

[Chorus]

F#m C#m

Slow down your heartbeat

E B

Close your eyes and don’t speak

F#m C#m

And lay with my body

E B

Play dead, play dead with me

F#m C#m

No need to escape

E B

We can find our own way

F#m C#m

You got me hiding in cupboards

E B

Play dead, play dead with me

[Verse 2]

F#m C#m

We’ll stock up some rations

E B

So we don’t have to leave this room

F#m C#m

I’m dead, don’t care what happens

E B

As long as I’m in here wth you

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m C#m

Cause the world is going mad

E B

You and I should hide away

F#m C#m

I can’t stand the TV screen

Turn it off, pull the plug

They can try, they won’t find us

[Chorus]

F#m C#m

Slow down your heartbeat

E B

Close your eyes and don’t speak

F#m C#m

And lay with my body

E B

Play dead, play dead with me

F#m C#m

No need to escape

E B

We can find our own way

F#m C#m

You got me hiding in cupboards

E B

Play dead, play dead with me

[Bridge]

F#m C#m

You know that I was quiet

E B

We’ll walk outside into the show

F#m C#m

We’ll run a light in thousands

E B

Cause everybody else is growing old

[Chorus]

F#m C#m

Slow down your heartbeat

E B

Close your eyes and don’t speak

F#m C#m

And lay with my body

E B

Play dead

F#m C#m

Slow down your heartbeat

E B

Close your eyes and don’t speak

F#m C#m

And lay with my body

E B

Play dead, play dead with me

F#m C#m

No need to escape

E B

We can find our own way

F#m C#m

You got me hiding in cupboards

E B

Play dead, play dead with me

F#m C#m

Play dead with me

E B

Play dead, play dead with me

About Play Dead Chords by Tom Walker

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What key is "Play Dead" in?

The chords for "Play Dead" show the original chord names (including F#m, C#m, E, B, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.