Billy Talent - Half Past Dead: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Half Past Dead" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Half Past Dead Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Talent

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Half Past Dead" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         A
Oh this heart was made of gold
Now it's blackened like a coal
       E     A
burns red I need to find a role
       A                        E
model Like a need a hole in my head
      B
Don't need to change the time honey
A            G    D    E
I'm already half past dead

Chorus:
   E               B
Strike me until I break
      A             E
then turn me into flames
       E
Cause round and around
     G
you can't go down Without
   A                     E
a pound and an ounce of pain
I wake up find again my
shadow haunts me until the end
Cause round and around
you can't go down Without
a pound and an ounce of pain

Oh the darkest black her soul
But her lips were painted ocean green
And once I drank her potion
A witch came back to haunt my dreams
Don't need to change the time honey
I'm already half past dead

Chorus:
Strike me 'til I break, then turn me into flames
'Cause round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain
I wake up, find again my shadow haunts me
'til the end
'Cause round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain

Round and around you can't go down
'til your face don't match your name
And I can't stop the rain
That's falling down with no escape
Years go by, you lose your mind
And your face don't match your name

I curse the world in vain
My stubborn heart will never change
Round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain
Round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain
Round and around, you can't go down
Until your face don't match your name

Round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain
Round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain
I wake up, find again my shadow haunts me
'til the end
'Cause round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain
Round and around, you can't go down
Without a pound and an ounce of pain
'Cause round and around, you can't go down
Until your face don't match your name


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Half Past Dead" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Half Past Dead" by Billy Talent.