I'd Rather Be Dead chords by Harry Nilsson

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D
A
G
Abdim
B
E
Em
A#dim
C#
F#
Bm

Verse 1
D 
I'd  (D major) rather be dead,
A 
D 
A 
 (A major)  (D major) I'd rather be dead  (A major) 
I'd rather be dead than wet
D 
A 
D 
my  (D major) bed  (A major)  (D major) 
A 
I'd rather be dead, I'd rather be dead  (A major) 
D 
I said dead than wet my  (D major) bed
Oh, I'd rather be gone,
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 2
Abdim 
 (A flatdim) 
D 
B 
Than carry  (D major) on  (B major) 
E 
I'd rather go away  (E major) 
A 
Than feel this  (A major) way
D 
Oh, I'd rather  (D major) be there
A 
Em 
A 
Where you haven't got a care  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
Em 
A 
And you're better off dead  (E minor)  (A major) 
D 
B 
Though it doesn't seem  (D major) fair  (B major) 
E 
Oh, I'd rather be  (E major) dead
I'd rather be dead
B 
I'd rather  (B major) be

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Verse 3

dead than

wet than wet my bed

I'd rather be dead, I'd rather be dead

I'd rather be dead than

wet than wet my bed

Verse 4
A 
A#dim 
I'd rather keep my  (A major)  (A sharpdim) health,
E 
C# 
and dress  (E major) myself  (C sharp major) 
F# 
But you're better off  (F sharp major) dead
than sitting on a shelf
B 
 (B major) 

Verse 5
E 
B 
I'll tie my  (E major) tie 'till the day I  (B major) die
But if I have to be fed then
E 
I'd rather be  (E major) dead
B 
A 
And when he takes  (B major) my  (A major) hand
A#dim 
E 
C# 
 (A sharpdim) on the very last  (E major) day  (C sharp major) 
F# 
I will understand  (F sharp major) because
B 
it's better that  (B major) way
A#dim 
B 
 (A sharpdim) Oh!      It's nice to  (B major) be alive

Verse 6
E 
 (E major) 
B 
When the dream comes  (B major) true
You'll be better off dead
E 
C# 
It could happen to  (E major) you  (C sharp major) 
F# 
Oh! I'd rather be  (F sharp major) dead
C# 
I'd rather be  (C sharp major) dead
F# 
I'd rather be dead than wet my  (F sharp major) bed
C# 
I'd rather be dead, I'd rather be  (C sharp major) dead
I'd rather be dead than wet than
F# 
Bm 
F# 
wet my bed  (F sharp major)  (B minor)  (F sharp major) 
(Alright! Give yourselves a big hand!)