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Dead!
My Chemical Romance
The Black Parade
2006
[Verse]
GAnd if your heart stops beating
DI'll be here wondering
Did you gEmet what you deseCrve?
The ending of your lGife and if you get to heaven
DI'll be here waiting, babe
Did you gEmet what you deserve?C  
The end, and if your Amlife wont wait
Then your Cheart can't Dtake this
[Chorus]
HGave you heard the news Dthat you're dead?
No Cone ever had much nice to say
I think Ebthey never liked you D7anyway
OGh take me from the hoDspital bed
WouldCn't it be grand? It ain't exactly what you planned.
And woEbuldn't it be great
If Dsus2we were deaGd?
Ohh dGead.
[Verse]
GTongue-tied and oh so squeamish
DYou never fell in love
Did yEmou get what you deservCe?
The ending of your Glife
And if you get Gto heaven
I'll Dbe here waiting, babe
Did yEmou get what you desCerve?
The end, and if your life Amwon't wait
Then your Cheart can't Dtake this
[Chorus]
HGave you heard the Dnews that you're dead?
No Cone ever had much nice to say
I think Ebthey never likeD7d you anyway
OGh take me from the hoDspital bed
WouldCn't it be grand to take a pistol by the hand?
And wouldnEb't it be great
If Dsus2we were dead?
[Verse]
AAmnd in my honest observCation
During this opAmeration
Found a complicatCion Gin your heartD  
So long, 'cause nAmow you've goCt (now youG've got)D  
Maybe just Em2 weeks to live
Is that the moEmst the both of you can giveD?
[Adlib]
G  D  Em  C
One, two, one two three four!
GLA LA LA LA LA!
DLA LA LA LA LA LA!
LCA LA LA LA LA LDA LA!
Well come on,
LGA LA LA LA LA!
LDA LA LA LA LA LA!
LA CLA LA LA LA LA DLA!
Oh motherfucker,
[Outro]
If liGfe ain't just a Djoke (LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why are we lCaughing? (LA LA LA LA LA LA!)
If life ain't just a Djoke (LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why are we laGughing?
If life ain't just a Djoke (LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why are we lCaughing? (LA LA LA LA LA LA!)
If life ain't just a jokDe (LA LA LA LA LA!)
Then why am I deadG?
GDEAD!

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Dead

by My Chemical Romance

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Dsus2

Dead!

My Chemical Romance

The Black Parade

2006

[Verse]

And if your heart stops beating

I'll be here wondering

Em C

Did you get what you deserve?

The ending of your life and if you get to heaven

I'll be here waiting, babe

Em C

Did you get what you deserve?

The end, and if your life wont wait

C D

Then your heart can't take this

[Chorus]

G D

Have you heard the news that you're dead?

No one ever had much nice to say

Eb D7

I think they never liked you anyway

G D

Oh take me from the hospital bed

Wouldn't it be grand? It ain't exactly what you planned.

And wouldn't it be great

Dsus2 G

If we were dead?

Ohh dead.

[Verse]

Tongue-tied and oh so squeamish

You never fell in love

Em C

Did you get what you deserve?

The ending of your life

And if you get to heaven

I'll be here waiting, babe

Em C

Did you get what you deserve?

The end, and if your life won't wait

C D

Then your heart can't take this

[Chorus]

G D

Have you heard the news that you're dead?

No one ever had much nice to say

Eb D7

I think they never liked you anyway

G D

Oh take me from the hospital bed

Wouldn't it be grand to take a pistol by the hand?

And wouldn't it be great

Dsus2

If we were dead?

[Verse]

Am C

And in my honest observation

During this operation

C G D

Found a complication in your heart

Am C G D

So long, 'cause now you've got (now you've got)

Maybe just 2 weeks to live

Em D

Is that the most the both of you can give?

[Adlib]

G D Em C

One, two, one two three four!

LA LA LA LA LA!

LA LA LA LA LA LA!

C D

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!

Well come on,

LA LA LA LA LA!

LA LA LA LA LA LA!

C D

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!

Oh motherfucker,

[Outro]

G D

If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA!)

Then why are we laughing? (LA LA LA LA LA LA!)

If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA!)

Then why are we laughing?

If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA!)

Then why are we laughing? (LA LA LA LA LA LA!)

If life ain't just a joke (LA LA LA LA LA!)

Then why am I dead?

DEAD!

About Dead Chords by My Chemical Romance

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