How To Be Dead chords by Snow Patrol (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Fmaj7
F/A
Bbmaj9
G7sus4
Bb
G7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) Please   don't go crazy
F/A 
if I  (F/A) tell  you the truth
Bbmaj9 
No you  (B flat minoraj9) don't     know what happened
G7sus4 
and you  (G7sus4) never     will
Fmaj7 
If you  (F minoraj7) don't    listen to me
F/A 
while I  (F/A) talk  to the wall
Bbmaj9 
This  (B flat minoraj9) blanket   is freezing
G7sus4 
its been  (G7sus4) out       in the hall
Fmaj7 
Where you  (F minoraj7) fight    me for hours
F/A 
'til I'm  (F/A) sure  what I want
Bbmaj9 
But darling  (B flat minoraj9) I         want the same thing
G7sus4 
that I  (G7sus4) wanted    before
Fmaj7 
So sweetheart  (F minoraj7) tell     me what's up
Bbmaj9 
Fmaj7 
I won't  (B flat minoraj9) stop,     no  (F minoraj7) way

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Verse 2
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) Please   keep your hands down
F/A 
and stop  (F/A) raising your voice
Bbmaj9 
Its hardly  (B flat minoraj9) what      I'd be doing
G7sus4 
If you  (G7sus4) gave      me a choice
Fmaj7 
Its a  (F minoraj7) simple   suggestion
F/A 
can you  (F/A) give  me some time
Bbmaj9 
So just say  (B flat minoraj9) yes       or no
G7sus4 
why can't you  (G7sus4) shoulder  the blame?
Fmaj7 
'cause both my  (F minoraj7) shoulders are heavy
F/A 
from the  (F/A) weight of us both
Bbmaj9 
You're a  (B flat minoraj9) big       boy now
G7sus4 
so lets not  (G7sus4) talk      about growth
Fmaj7 
You've not heard  (F minoraj7) a        single word
Bbmaj9 
Fmaj7 
I have  (B flat minoraj9) said,     Oh My  (F minoraj7) God

Solo 1

Verse 3
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) Please   take it easy
F/A 
It can't  (F/A) all   be my fault
Bbmaj9 
I haven't  (B flat minoraj9) made      half the mistakes
G7sus4 
that you've  (G7sus4) listed    so far
Fmaj7 
Baby  (F minoraj7) let      me explain something
F/A 
its  (F/A) all   down to drugs
Bbmaj9 
At least I  (B flat minoraj9) remember  taking them
G7sus4 
and  (G7sus4) not       a lot else
Fmaj7 
It seems I've  (F minoraj7) stepped  over lines
F/A 
you've drawn a (F/A) gain  and again
Bbmaj9 
but if the  (B flat minoraj9) ecstasy's in
G7sus4 
the wit is  (G7sus4) definitely out
Fmaj7 
Bbmaj9 
Dr  (F minoraj7) Jekyll   is wrestling  (B flat minoraj9) Hyde
Fmaj7 
for my  (F minoraj7) pride

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Fmaj7
F/A
Bbmaj9
G7sus4
Bb
G7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 91

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Bbmaj9: x-1-0-2-1-x
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of How To Be Dead by Snow Patrol, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn How To Be Dead the way Snow Patrol intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.