David Bowie - Dead Man Walking: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dead Man Walking" 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.

D#
He swivels his head
          F
Tears his eyes from the screen
        D#                             F
As his past puts him back in Atlantic City

There's not even a demon in Heaven or Hell
Is it all just human disguise?
As I walk down the aisle

Chorus:
         D#
And I'm gone, gone, gone
[Gone, gone, gone spinning slack through reality]
                     F
Now I'm older than movies
[Dance my way, falling up through the years]
        D#
Let me dance away
[Until I swivel back round then I fly, fly, fly]
                     F
Now I'm wiser than dreams
[Losing breath underwater well I'm gone, gone, gone]
        D#
Let me fly, fly, fly
[Spin slack through reality]
                      F
While I'm touching tomorrow
[Dance my way, falling up through the years]
        D#
And I know who's there
[Until I swivel back round then I fly, fly, fly]
[Losing breath underwater when I'm gone, gone, gone]
                  F
When silhouettes fall
[Spinning slack through reality]

         G#
And I'm gone
                    Cm
Like I'm dancing on angels
         F#                            F
And I'm gone through the crack in the past

                 D#    F
Like a dead man walking
Like a dead man walking

Three old men dancing under her lamp lights
Shaking their sex in the bones
And the boys that we were
An alien nation in therapy
Sliding naked, anew
Like a bad tempered child
On the rain slicked streets

Chorus:
And I'm gone, gone, gone
[Gone, gone, gone spinning slack through reality]
Now I'm older than movies
[Dance my way, falling up through the years]
Let me dance away
[Until I swivel back round then I fly, fly, fly]
Now I'm wiser than dreams
[Losing breath underwater well I'm gone, gone, gone]
Let me fly, fly, fly
[Spin slack through reality]
While I'm touching tomorrow
[Dance my way, falling up through the years]
And I know who's there
[Until I swivel back round then I fly, fly, fly]
[Losing breath underwater when I'm gone, gone, gone]
When silhouettes fall
[Spinning slack through reality]

And I'm gone
Like I'm dancing on angels
And I'm gone through the crack in the past

Like a dead man walking
Like a dead man walking
Like a dead man
Like a dead man walking

Chorus:
And I'm gone, gone, gone
[Gone, gone, gone spinning slack through reality]
[Dance my way, falling up through the years]
Let me dance, dance, dance
[Until I swivel back round then I fly, fly, fly]
And I'm gone
[Losing breath underwater well I'm gone, gone, gone]
Let me dance, dance, dance

And I'm gone
Like I'm dancing on angels
And I'm gone through the crack in the past
And I'm gone
Like I'm dancing on angels
And I'm gone through the crack in the past

Like a dead man walking
Like a dead man walking
Like a dead man


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 Walking" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dead Man Walking" by David Bowie.

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