I'd Rather Be Dead
I'd Rather Be Dead

I'd Rather Be Dead easy guitar chords by Harry Nilsson

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E A D G B E

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  • D

  • A

  • G

  • Abdim

    6

  • B

    2

  • E

  • Em

  • A#dim

  • C#

    4

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • Abdim

    6

  • B

    2

  • E

  • Em

  • A#dim

  • C#

    4

  • F#

    2

  • Bm

    2
    • Verse 1
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    dead, 

    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    dead 

    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    dead 
    than 
    wet 

    my 
    bed 

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

    I said 
    dead 
    than 
    wet 
    my 
    bed 

    Oh, 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    gone, 

    Verse 2

    Than 
    carry 
    on 

    I'd 
    rather 
    go 
    away 

    Than 
    feel 
    this 
    way 

    Oh, 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    there 

    Where 
    you 
    haven't 
    got 
    a care 

    And 
    you're 
    better 
    off 
    dead 

    Though 
    it 
    doesn't 
    seem 
    fair 

    Oh, 
    I'd rather 
    be 
    dead 

    I'd rather 
    be 
    dead 

    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    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
    I'd 
    rather 
    keep 
    my 
    health, 

    and 
    dress 
    my
    self 

    But 
    you're 
    better 
    off 
    dead 

    than 
    sitting 
    on 
    a shelf 

    Verse 5

    I'll 
    tie 
    my 
    tie 
    'till 
    the 
    day 
    I 
    die 

    But 
    if 
    I 
    have 
    to be 
    fed 
    then 

    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    dead 

    And 
    when 
    he 
    takes 
    my 
    hand 

    on 
    the 
    very 
    last 
    day 

    I 
    will 
    un
    derstand 
    because 

    it's 
    better 
    that 
    way 

    Oh! 
    It's 
    nice 
    to 
    be 
    alive 
    Verse 6

    When 
    the 
    dream 
    comes 
    true 

    You'll 
    be 
    better 
    off 
    dead 

    It 
    could 
    happen 
    to 
    you 

    Oh! 
    I'd rather 
    be 
    dead 

    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    dead 

    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    dead 
    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 

    (Alright! Give 
    yourselves 
    a big hand!) 


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