How to be dead    (video)    (intro)

 

    D - Bm - G - E (2x)

 

        D                                   Bm

1. Please, don't go crazy, if I tell you the truth,

                  G                                                       E

    no, you don't know what happened and you never will if

             D                                  Bm

    you don't listen to me while I talk to the wall,

             G                                         E

    this blanket is freezing, it’s been out in the hall.

                             D                                 Bm

    Where you've had me for hours till I'm sure what I want,

                       G                                             E

    but, darling, I want the same thing that I wanted before,

                              D                                       G          D       - G

    so, sweetheart, tell me what's up, I won't stop no way.

 

        D                                                           Bm

2. Please, keep your hands down and stop raising your voice,

                        G                                  E

    it's hardly what I'd be doing, if you gave me a choice.

             D                                        Bm

   It's a simple suggestion, can you give me some time,

                         G                                           E

    so just say “yes” or “no”, why can’t you shoulder the blame.

                                  D                                         Bm

    ‘Cause both my shoulders are heavy from the weight of us both,

                   G                                    E

    you're a big boy now, so let’s not talk about growth,

                        D                                       G                   D

    you've not heard a single word I have said, oh, my God.

 

+ instrumental = verse 2

 

        D                                     Bm

3. Please, take it easy, it can't all be my fault

                     G                                                    E

    I haven't made half the mistakes that you've listed so far.

                     D                                           Bm

    Oh, baby, let me explain something, it’s all down to drugs,

                    G                                         E

    at least I remember taking them and not a lot else.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                            D                                                  Bm

    It seems I've stepped over lines, you've drawn again and again,

                    G                                 E

    but if the ecstasy's in, the wit is definitely out,

           D                          G                  D

    Dr. Jekyll is wrestlin' Hyde for my pride.

 

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)   (Snow Patrol)