Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dead Man in My Bed: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dead Man in My Bed" 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.

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  G
She sat in a wicker chair,
    Am
her eyes they were downcast
  G
She breathed in the future,
    Am
by breathing out the past
The die is done, the die is shook,
the die is duly cast
            F
There is a dead man in my bed, she said
       Dm
That smile you see upon his face
G
It's been there for many days
           F           G
There's a dead man in my bed

I ain't been feeling that good
too much no more, she said, I swear
She pointed at the bedroom door and said
I ain't going in there
She leaped out of her seat
and screamed someone's not concentrating here
There is a dead man in my bed, she said
I ain't speaking metaphorically
His eyes are open but he cannot see
There's a dead man in my bed

The leaves outside the window waved,
all brown, they were, and falling
Even I could tell the atmosphere
in here was utterly appalling
The phone it rang incessantly
but nobody was calling
There's a dead man in my bed, she said
And though he keeps on taking notes
I swear this ain't some kind of hoax
Dead man in my bed

Now she's in the kitchen,
rattling those pots and pans
I'd cook him something nice, she said,
but he refuses to wash his hands
He used to be so good to me,
now he smells so fucking bad
There is a dead man in my bed, she said
I keep poking at him with my stick
But his skin is just so fucking thick
There's a dead man in my bed
We've gotta get it all together
We've gotta get it all together
We've gotta get it all together
We've gotta get it all together


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

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 in My Bed" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dead Man in My Bed" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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