Iggy Pop - Dum Dum Boys: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dum Dum Boys" 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.

What happened to Zeke?
He's dead on Jones, man
Am
How about Dave?
O.D'd on alcohol
A
Oh, what's Rock doing?
Oh, he's living with his mother
Am
What about James?
                  A
He's gone straight

D7                    C7                G7
Well things had been tough without the dum dum boys
   D7           C7          G7
I cant seam to speak their language
     D7          C7           G7
i remember how they used to stare at the ground
       F       Am                G
they looked as if they put the whole world
 F             Am           G          D7 C7 G7
looked as if they put the whole world down

The first time I met the Dum Dum Boys
I was fascinated
They just stood in front of the old drug store
I was most impressed
No one else was impressed, not at all
And we'd sing da, da, da, da, da, dum, dum, day
Well, where are you now my Dum Dum Boys?
Are you alive or dead?
Have you left me the last of the Dum Dum daze?
And then the sun goes down
And then the boys broke down
People said we were negative
They said we would take but we would never give

But we'd sing da, da, da, da,
da, da, dum, dum, day
We'd sing da, da, da, da, da,
da and hope it would pay
We'd sing da, da, da, da, da,
dum, dum, dum, dum, day
Dum, dum day

Well now, I'm looking for the Dum Dum Boys
Hey, where are you now when I need your noise?
Now, I'm looking for the Dum Dum Boys
The walls close in and I need some noise


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C7

Guitar chord C7

D7

Guitar chord D7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "Dum Dum Boys" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dum Dum Boys" by Iggy Pop.