Dead Mans Hand

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[Intro]
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
Ohhhhhhh Ohh
E E Em E Am
Ohhhhhhh
E E Em E Am
Ohhhhhhh Ohh
E E Em E Am
Ohhhhhhh
[Verse 1]
E Am E Am
Yellow lines in the dead of the night, I was heading back out west.
E Am E Am
Trying to keep my eyes open wide, I'd gone days without any rest.
E Am E Am
Saw him lying in the road looking bad about 20 yards ahead.
E Am E Am
You come back from a trip to the east but you don't come back from the dead.
[Solo]
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
[Verse 2]
E Am E Am
Sure as hell he was dead as they come and he was already starting to smell.
E Am E Am
Just a kid with his hair slicked back and a knife tucked into his belt.
E Am E Am
Was he unforgiven or just tired of living a life that never felt like his?
E Am
Though I was was worn and weary, I thought I'd bury him
E Am E
and lay his soul to rest out in the desert night.
[Solo]
E G# A E
E G# A E
E G# A E
E G# A E
[Chorus]
E G# A E
I laid him down in a grave in the sand
E G# A E
and he grabbed my arm with his dead man's hand.
E G# A E
He said: "I know I'm dead but I don't wanna lie
E G# A E
in a grave out here where the coyote's cry.
E G# A E
I stared right into the endless void
E G# A E
and I ain't going back if I got any choice.
E G# A E
I know how to live, I don't know how to die
E G# A E
and there ain't no thrills in the afterlife.
E G# A E
So lift me up out of here my friend
E G# A E
and I'll wander the night 'til the ages end."
E G# A E
Lit by the moon he walked through the sand
E G# A E
and he waved goodbye with his dead man's hand.
[Solo]
E G# A E
E G# A E
E G# A E
E G# A E
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
[Outro]
E Am E Em E Am
He will roam forever, haunting the desert.
E Am E Em E Am E
He will roam forever, haunting the desert.

Dead Mans Hand chords and lyrics

Free chords for Dead Mans Hand by Lord Huron. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
[Verse 1]
[Solo]
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
[Verse 2]
[Solo]
E    G#  A   E
E    G#  A   E
E    G#  A   E
E    G#  A   E
[Chorus]
[Solo]
E    G#  A   E
E    G#  A   E
E    G#  A   E
E    G#  A   E
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
E E Em E Am
[Outro]

Dead Mans Hand Chords by Lord Huron

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