Bishop Briggs - Dead Man's Arms: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dead Man's Arms" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

               Dm
Falling on the deafest ears
F              Gm          A
But I know you hear my tears
               Dm
Crying to the blindest eyes
F              Gm          A
But I know you see the lies

        A#      Gm
That's you, oh lord
     Dm                     F
You got more bones than a graveyard
      A#       Gm
It's true, oh lord
 A
There's more love in a dead man's arms

Dm               F              A# A
Dead man's arms, dead man's arms
Dm               F              A# A
Dead man's arms, dead man's arms

So blame it on the down-below
Take it from the weakest soul
Bury all your sorrow
Till the dead don't seem so cold

That's you, oh Lord
You got more bones than a graveyard
It's true, oh Lord
There's more love in a dead man's arms

Chorus:
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Dead man's arms, dead man's arms)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Dead man's arms, dead man's arms)

A# Gm
Oh lord
             Dm           F
You got more bones than a graveyard
     A#       Gm
It's true, oh lord
A
There's more love in a dead man's arms

Dm               F
Dead man's arms, dead man's arms
Gm                     A
There's more love in a dead man's arms
Dm                F
Dead man's arms, dead man's arms

Maybe it's built of stone
Maybe it's dark as coal
Used to be a heart, I'm told
But a heart needs blood to love

You know it's true, oh Lord
You got more ghosts than a graveyard
That's you, oh Lord
There's more love in a dead man's arms

Chorus:
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Dead man's arms, dead man's arms)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Dead man's arms, dead man's arms)

Oh Lord, you got more bones than a graveyard
It's true, oh Lord
There's more love in a dead man's arms

Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Dead man's arms, dead man's arms)
Oh, oh, there's more love in a dead man's arms
Oh, oh, there's more love in a dead man's arms
Oh, oh, oh, oh

Chorus:
It's you, oh Lord
You got more bones than a graveyard
It's you, oh Lord
There's more love in a dead man's arms

(Dead man's arms, dead man's arms)
There's more love in a dead man's arms
(Dead Man's Arms, dead man's arms)
Oh Lord, there's more love in a dead man's arms


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Dead Man's Arms" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dead Man's Arms" by Bishop Briggs.