State Champs - Dead and Gone: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Dead and Gone" 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 D/F# G whoa whoa A When you're dead and gone D D/F# G whoa whoa A When you're dead and gone D/F# G One year ago with A a flower in hand G One year ago we wrote our names D/F# in the sand The G wind would blow A G your summer hair D/F# G Once easy love now you’re making it A rough You know I G try you say it’s D/F# never enough You G left with ease A G and didn’t care Bm What used to D/F# seem like heaven G D A feels like hell Chorus: D I wanna breathe D/F# with ease again G I wanna get some A fucking sleep again D You only ask D/F# forgiveness after G it’s gone wrong D I need to get D/F# upstate again G I need to get A my head on straight Bm again You only get A redemption when you’re dead G and gone D D/F# G whoa whoa A When you're dead and gone D D/F# G whoa whoa A When you're dead and gone Ten years from now we'll be tired and old Ten years from now we won't ever leave home Singing "I'll be there for you" (Ten years from now) Give me the one and only reason that could make me believe You were everything I want, but not the thing that I need It's hard to say, it's sad but true What used to seem like heaven Feels like hell Chorus Em G Nothing left D A here to say Em Nothing to G D A celebrate Em G Nothing left D A here to say Em Nothing to G D A celebrate Chorus: I wanna breathe with ease again I wanna get some fucking sleep again You only ask forgiveness after it’s gone wrong I need to get upstate again I need to get my head on straight again You only get redemption when you’re dead and gone You only get redemption when you’re dead and gone Oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh (When you're dead and gone) Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh When you're dead and gone You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Bm  D  Em  F#  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 and Gone" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dead and Gone" by State Champs.