Bob Dylan - After All (The Dead): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "After All (The 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 After All (The Dead) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

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 "After All (The Dead)" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D#m                         E B
What do you say to the dead?
Will you forgive me for living?
Can't believe the things that they said
D#m                                E  B   D#
Wonderful day for a killing, it's killing me

What do they do with your soul?
Is it just lying there busted?
When did you lose all control?
Is there someone to be trusted with my mind?

D#m
Oh there's insufficient evidence
Of what just might come after
But sometimes out of nowhere
There's demented sounds of laughter

Gm                          G#
Are we all haunted by the ghost, imagination
     Cm
It just can't be
                       G#             A#
I've seen them there, howling at the moon
Gm                         G#
Is it just me or does somebody else believe this?
         Cm
Well I'm not alone and I'm not afraid
         A#
There's just one way to see

Chorus:
      D#m B       D#m A
After all, after all
After all, after all

What do you say to the dead?
Is there a place where it's burning?
It says in a book I once read
Yes, there's a chance of returning turn to me

The fundamental principles
Say nothing of forever
But those are voices that I hear or
I'm just not so clever
It can't be me
I know somebody else believes this
Well I'm not alone,
I'm not afraid, just one way to see

Chorus:
After all, after all
Coming after all
After all, after all
After all, after all...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "After All (The Dead)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "After All (The Dead)" by Bob Dylan.

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