MGMT - When You Die: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When You Die" 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.

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              G
I'm not that nice
    Em
I'm mean and I'm evil
F#m            Bm
Don't call me nice
G
I'm gonna eat your heart out
F#m           Bm
I've got some work to do
E                    A
Baby, I'm ready, I'm ready,
ready, ready to blow my lid off

Go fuck yourself
You heard me right
Don't call me nice again
Don't you have somewhere to be at 7:30?
Baby, I'm ready, I'm ready, ready,
ready to blow my brains out

Chorus:
    D
You die
     G     A       Bm   G
And words don't do anything
      A           Em
It's permanently night
    A            Bm   G
And I won't feel anything
      A                                  D
We'll all be laughing with you when you die
G      A       Bm  G
Words don't do anything
      A           Em
It's permanently night
    A            Bm   G
And I won't feel anything
      A                                  D F# G
We'll all be laughing with you when you die

             G  F#m
Go fuck yourself
               G
I'm mean, not nice
             Bm
You said it twice
F#            G  F#m
You said it twice
                             G
Don't you have somewhere to be at seven thirty?
Bm F# G
        I've got some work to do
F#m G
        I'm gonna eat your heart out
Bm F# G                 F#m       F#
        I heard you the first time



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "When You Die" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When You Die" by MGMT.