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Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
A5    G5     F#5  F5  A5
A5    G5     F#5  F5  A5
A5    G5     F#5  F5  A5
A5    G5     F#5  F5  A5
[Verse]
ADead leaves and the Gdirty ground
when I Cknow you're Dnot Aaround
Ashiny tops and Gsoda pops
when I Chear your lips Dmake a Asound
when I Fhear your lips Gmake a Asound
AThirty notes in the Gmailbox
will Ctell you that I'm Dcoming Ahome
Aand I think I'm gonna Gstick around
for a Cwhile so you're Dnot aAlone
for a Fwhile so your Gnot aAlone
[Break]
A5    G5    C5  D5  A5
A5    G5    C5  D5  A5
[Verse]
A5If you can hear a G5piano fall 
you can F#5hear me coming F5down the A5hall
AIf I can just hear your Gpretty voice
I don't Cthink I need to Dsee at Aall
don't Fthink I need to Gsee at Aall
ASoft hair and a Gvelvet tongue
I wanna Cgive you what you Dgive to Ame
Aand every breath that is Gin your lungs
is a Ctiny little Dgift to Ame
is a Ftiny little Ggift to Ame
[Break]
A5    G5    C5  D5  A5
A5    G5    C5  D5  A5
[Chorus]
DI didn't feel so bad 'til the Asun went downG  A  
Dthen I come home
no one to wrap my arms Faround
wrap my arms Garound
[Verse]
A5Well any man with a G5microphone 
can F#5tell you what he F5loves the A5most
AAnd you know why you Glove at all 
if you're Cthinking of the Dholy Aghost
if you're Fthinking of the Gholy Aghost
[Instrumental]
A     G     C    D    A
A     G     C    D    A

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Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

by The White Stripes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

A5 G5 F#5 F5 A5

[Verse]

A G

Dead leaves and the dirty ground

C D A

when I know you're not around

A G

shiny tops and soda pops

C D A

when I hear your lips make a sound

F G A

when I hear your lips make a sound

A G

Thirty notes in the mailbox

C D A

will tell you that I'm coming home

A G

and I think I'm gonna stick around

C D A

for a while so you're not alone

F G A

for a while so your not alone

[Break]

A5 G5 C5 D5 A5

[Verse]

A5 G5

If you can hear a piano fall

F#5 F5 A5

you can hear me coming down the hall

A G

If I can just hear your pretty voice

C D A

I don't think I need to see at all

F G A

don't think I need to see at all

A G

Soft hair and a velvet tongue

C D A

I wanna give you what you give to me

A G

and every breath that is in your lungs

C D A

is a tiny little gift to me

F G A

is a tiny little gift to me

[Break]

A5 G5 C5 D5 A5

[Chorus]

D A G A

I didn't feel so bad 'til the sun went down

then I come home

no one to wrap my arms around

wrap my arms around

[Verse]

A5 G5

Well any man with a microphone

F#5 F5 A5

can tell you what he loves the most

A G

And you know why you love at all

C D A

if you're thinking of the holy ghost

F G A

if you're thinking of the holy ghost

[Instrumental]

A G C D A

About Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground Chords by The White Stripes

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The chords for "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" show the original chord names (including A5, G5, F#5, F5, A, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.