Matthew Perryman Jones - Waking Up the Dead (acoustic version)
Capo on the 3rd fret
All chords related to capo 3:
G C/G(intro) C/G Dadd9/A
e---3--3-----------0-----0-------|
b---0--1-----------1-----3-------|
g---0--0-----------0-----0-------|
d---0--2-----------2-----4-------|
A---x--x-----------3-----5-------|
E---3--3-----------3-----5-------|
[Intro] G C/G (4x)
C Am7 G
The sun is sinking and I'm still dragging this bag of bones
C Am7 G
Like a homesick beggar with a rockstar swagger and a heart of stone
Em
My feet are on the riverbed
C/G
My hands are far from innocent
Dadd9/A D7
Have mercy on my soul
[chorus]
G C/G G Dadd9/A
Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.
C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G (keep playing the chord for 4 bars)
I want to dance on fire and be born again
G
I can hear the voice that's waking up the dead
[intro] G C/G (2x)
C Am7 G
Well everything changes and the colors start fading and the stars go dim
C Am7 G
And the clock keeps ticking while the rattlesnake's shaking as it sheds its skin
Em
Kill your heart and never take a chance
C/G
Lock it up inside a picket fence
Dadd9/A D7
The illusions of control
[chorus]
G C/G G Dadd9/A
Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.
C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G (keep playing the chord for 4 bars)
I want to dance on fire and be born again
G
I can hear the voice that's waking up the dead
[interlude] Em G Em G Em C/G (do a little whooing over it)
[chorus]
G C/G G Dadd9/A
Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.
C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G
I want to dance on fire and be born again
G C/G G Dadd9/A
Where did I go wrong? I lost my head.
C/G Em Dadd9/A C/G (keep playing the chord for 4 bars)
I want to dance on fire and be born again
G
I can hear the voice that's waking up the dead
[intro] G C/G (2x) G (final chord)
