The Dead Can't Testify chords by
Billy Talent

2009•Rock•52 views•

Key: G minor•

Intro 1

D

D

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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Intro 2

Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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Verse 1

Gm

Gm

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Let the rain fall down, let it fall to the ground

D

D

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Let the rain fall down to the gound

And the birds don't sing,

no they don't make a sound

Gm

Gm

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When you're six feet underground

Well they cast me out

when the word spread around

D

D

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That I never sang in the church

And it took one night for the town to decide

Gm

Gm

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I'm af_ flicted by the curse

Chorus 1

Eb

Eb

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And the rain falls down,

Gm

Gm

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let it fall to the ground

Eb

Eb

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And the birds don't sing,

Gm

Gm

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no they don't make a sound

Eb

Eb

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D

D

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So I look to the sky, tell me why, tell me why

Gm

Gm

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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Do they all get to live, and I have to die?

Verse 2

Gm

Gm

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So they marched me down

to the center of town

D

D

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With their pitchforks high in the air

I was chained and bound

with a blindfold around

Gm

Gm

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So the judge wouldn't catch my stare

And they hung my soul from the gallows pole

D

D

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But the witch they never found

So to those who don't fit society's mold

Gm

Gm

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Learn to swim or you will drown

Chorus 2

Eb

Eb

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And the rain falls down,

Gm

Gm

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let it fall to the ground

Eb

Eb

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And the birds don't sing,

Gm

Gm

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no they don't make a sound

Eb

Eb

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D

D

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So I look to the sky, tell me why, tell me why

Gm

Gm

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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Do they all get to live, and I have to die?

Bridge 1

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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And the an_ gels sing "let it shine, let it shine"

Cm

Cm

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Gm

Gm

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Dry the teardrops from my eyes

Bb

Bb

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And the bells will ring

F

F

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when the blind lead the blind

Cm

Cm

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Gm

Gm

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'Cause the dead can't testi_ fy

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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And be_ cause I can't take an eye for an eye

Eb

Eb

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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In the afterlife I'll haunt you 'till you die

Solo 1

Gm

Gm

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D

D

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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Chorus 3

Eb

Eb

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And the rain falls down,

let it fall to the ground

Gm

Gm

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(Let teardrops hit the ground)

Eb

Eb

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And the birds don't sing,

no they don't make a sound

Gm

Gm

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(When you're six feet underground)

Eb

Eb

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D

D

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So I look to the sky, tell me why, tell me why

Gm

Gm

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D

D

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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Do they all get to live, and I have to die?

Bridge 2

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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And the an_ gels sing "let it shine, let it shine"

Cm

Cm

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Gm

Gm

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Dry the teardrops from my eyes

Bb

Bb

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And the bells will ring

F

F

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when the blind lead the blind

Cm

Cm

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Gm

Gm

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'Cause the dead can't testi_ fy

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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And be_ cause I can't take an eye for an eye

Eb

Eb

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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In the afterlife I'll haunt you 'till you die

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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And the an_ gels sing "let it shine, let it shine"

Cm

Cm

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Gm

Gm

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Dry the teardrops from my eyes

Bb

Bb

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And the bells will ring

F

F

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when the blind lead the blind

Cm

Cm

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Gm

Gm

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'Cause the dead can't testi_ fy

Bb

Bb

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F

F

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And be_ cause I can't take an eye for an eye

Eb

Eb

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Gm

Gm

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D

D

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In the afterlife I'll haunt you 'till you die

Outro 1

Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Gm

Gm

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Chords

D
Gm
Eb
Bb
F
Cm

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The original key of The Dead Can't Testify by Billy Talent is G minor.

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