When I'm A Dead Boy Chords
When I'm A Dead Boy by Andrew Jackson Jihad is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords G, Bm, Em, Cm, Em/B, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G
When I'm a dead boy
Bm
Burn my body
Em Cm
Pour a couple of my ashes into concrete
G Em/B Em D
Build a bench 10 feet long 12 inches tall
G
Leave it somewhere
Bm
Central Phoenix
Em Cm
Where no security guards would dare try to protect it
G Em/B Em
Layer of wax on the corner near a QuickTrip
D G Em/B Em
With smooth ground so the step kids can do their kickflips
D C G
An ugly wave in a sea of ugly flatness
C G
A beautiful wave in a sea of pretty flatness
C G
A mania wave in a sea of simple sadness
Bm Em
Until they tear me down
Cm
When I'm a dead boy
Cm
When I'm a dead boy