Guitar Tab:Dead

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Dead

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: E Major

Year: 1990

(6/8 time) E A Badd11 E A Badd11 I re- turned a bag of groceries ac- ci- dent-ly ta- ken off the E A Badd11 E E (A B [last time through]) shelf be- fore the ex- pi- ra- tion date E. A/C# Badd11 E A B I came back as a bag of groceries ac- ci- dent-ly ta- ken off the E. A/C# B E E7 shelf be- fore the date stamped on my- self (did a large procession..?) e|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| B|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| G|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| D|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| A|0--0--0--------------------| E|---------4--2--2--2--2--4--| A A/G# F# E/G# did a large proces- sion wave their tor- ches as my head fell in the A B B7 bas- ket and was every- bo- dy dan- cing on the cas- ket E A F#m B7 now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want or I'm E A F#m D E A B7 still alive and there's nothing I want to do I will never say the word "Procrastinate" again; I'll never See myself in the mirror with my eyes closed I didn't apologize For when I was eight and I made my younger Brother have to be my personal slave Did a large procession wave their (did a) Torches as my head fell in the basket, (large procession) And was everybody dancing on the casket? (dance?) Now it's over, I'm dead, and I haven't (now it's) Done anything that I want (over) Or, I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do A A/G# B B/A So I won't sit at home any- more and you won't E/G# B/F# A A/G# See my head in the win- dow and I won't be a- round B B/A E/G# A Ever any- more and I'll be up there on the wall at the B B7 store I returned a bag of groceries Accidentally taken off the shelf Before the expiration date I came back as a bag of groceries Accidentally taken off the shelf Before the date stamped on myself Did a large procession wave their (did a) Torches as my head fell in the basket (large procession) And was everybody dancing on the casket? (dance?) Now it's over, I'm dead, and I haven't (now it's) Done anything that I want (over) Or, I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do Now it's over, I'm dead, and I haven't (now it's) Done anything that I want (over) E A F#m D E End: Still alive and there's nothing I want to do (chords updated/fixed by Jordan Cooper) Also added bass notes (in parenthesis) Linnell plays on keyboard. Also finally figured out bridge section! I think!) (added the F# Bass over the B in Bridge)