You're Dead chords by Norma Tanega (Official Version)

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G
Bb
C
F
G7/D
G7

Intro 1

Verse 1

Don't sing if you want to live long

They have no use for your song

You're dead, you're dead, you're dead

You're dead and out of this world

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Bb 
C 
G 
You'll  (B flat major) never get  (C major) a  second  (G major) chance
Bb 
C 
G 
Plan  (B flat major) all your  (C major) moves in ad (G major) vance
Stay dead, stay dead, stay dead
F 
G 
Stay dead and  (F major) out of this  (G major) world
G7 
G7 
G7 
 (G7)  (G7)  (G7) 

Verse 3

Run fast, don't stand in the sun

There's too much work to be done

You're down, you're down, you're down

You're down and out of this world

Interlude 2

Verse 4
Bb 
C 
G 
Don't  (B flat major) ever talk  (C major) with with your eyes  (G major) 
Bb 
C 
G 
Be  (B flat major) sure that you  (C major) compromise  (G major) 
You're dead, you're dead, you're dead
F 
G 
You're dead and  (F major) out of this  (G major) world
G7 
G7 
G7 
 (G7)  (G7)  (G7) 

Verse 5

Hear the unloved weeping like rain

Guard your sleep from the sound of their pain

Long gone, long gone, long gone

Long gone and out of this world

Interlude 3

Verse 6

When you smile and it tears your face

It's time for the inhuman race

You're down, you're down, you're down

You're down and out of this world

Interlude 4

Verse 7

Now your hope and compassion is gone

You've sold out your dream to the world

Stay dead, stay dead, stay dead

You're dead and out of this world

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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G
Bb
C
F
G7/D
G7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 112

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G7/D: x-x-0-0-0-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of You're Dead by Norma Tanega, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn You're Dead the way Norma Tanega intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.