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The Dead Dont Die

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[Intro]
|   C|   C|   C| C  
[Verse 1]
Oh, the Cdead don't die any more than you or I
They're just Gghosts inside a dream of a Fmaj7life that we don't Cown
They walk aCround us all the time, never payin' any mind
To the Gsilly lives we lead or the Fmaj7reaping we've all Csown
[Chorus 1]
There's a Fcup of coffee waiting on every Ccorner
GSomeday we're gonna wake up and Fmaj7find the corner's Cgone
But the Cdead will still be walking 'round Fthis ol' world alone
Oh, well Cafter life is over the Gafterlife goes Con
[Interlude]
|   F|   G|   C| C  
[Verse 2]
There'll be Cold friends walking 'round in a somewhat-familiar town
That you Gsaw once when you Fmaj7looked up from your Cphone
Nobody Cbothers saying hi and you can save all your goodbyes
Stop Gtrying to pretend that Fmaj7we're all not aClone
[Chorus 2]
And the Fstreets look so empty in the Cmorning
There'll be Gno one out at night for the Fmaj7lights to shine down Con
But the Cdead'll still be walking 'round in Fthis old world alone
Oh, well Cafter life is over the Gafterlife goes Con
[Bridge]
GHearts break when loved ones journey Con
GAt the thought that they're now forever Cgone
So we Ctell ourselves they're all still aFround us all the time
CGone but not forgotten, just Gmemories left beChind
[Instrumental]
|   F|   F|   C|   C|   G|   G|   Fmaj7| C  
[Outro]
But the Cdead'll still be walking 'round in Fthis old world alone
Oh, well Cafter life is over the Gafterlife goes Con
Oh, well Cafter life is over the Gafterlife goes Fmaj7onG  C  

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The Dead Dont Die

by Sturgill Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[Intro]

C C C C

| | | |

[Verse 1]

Oh, the dead don't die any more than you or I

G Fmaj7 C

They're just ghosts inside a dream of a life that we don't own

They walk around us all the time, never payin' any mind

G Fmaj7 C

To the silly lives we lead or the reaping we've all sown

[Chorus 1]

F C

There's a cup of coffee waiting on every corner

G Fmaj7 C

Someday we're gonna wake up and find the corner's gone

C F

But the dead will still be walking 'round this ol' world alone

C G C

Oh, well after life is over the afterlife goes on

[Interlude]

F G C C

| | | |

[Verse 2]

There'll be old friends walking 'round in a somewhat-familiar town

G Fmaj7 C

That you saw once when you looked up from your phone

Nobody bothers saying hi and you can save all your goodbyes

G Fmaj7 C

Stop trying to pretend that we're all not alone

[Chorus 2]

F C

And the streets look so empty in the morning

G Fmaj7 C

There'll be no one out at night for the lights to shine down on

C F

But the dead'll still be walking 'round in this old world alone

C G C

Oh, well after life is over the afterlife goes on

[Bridge]

G C

Hearts break when loved ones journey on

G C

At the thought that they're now forever gone

C F

So we tell ourselves they're all still around us all the time

C G C

Gone but not forgotten, just memories left behind

[Instrumental]

F F C C G G Fmaj7 C

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[Outro]

C F

But the dead'll still be walking 'round in this old world alone

C G C

Oh, well after life is over the afterlife goes on

C G Fmaj7 G C

Oh, well after life is over the afterlife goes on

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