Dead Man Walkin' Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays392

Dead Man Walkin' by Bruce Springsteen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D/A, G and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			D/A 
There's a pale horse comin' 
I'm gonna ride it 
D/A 
I'll rise in the morning 
My fate decided 
       G               D/A 
I'm a dead man walkin' 
       G 
I'm a dead man walkin' D/A 


D/A 
In St. James Parish 
I was born and christened 
D/A 
Now I've got my story 
Mister no 
G               D/A 
need for you to listen 
                  G          D/A 
It's just a dead man talkin' 

  
 G                     D/A 
Once I had a job I had a girl 
             G 
But between our dreams and actions 
           D/A 
Lies this world 


D/A 
In the deep forest 
Their blood and tears rushed over me 
D/A 
All I could feel was the drugs and the shotgun 
               G            D/A 
And my fear up inside of me 
           G            D/A 
Like a dead man talkin' 


 G                                   D/A 
'Neath a summer sky my eyes went black 
G 
Sister I won't ask for forgiveness 
    A5            D/A 
My sins are all I have 

  

D/A 
Now the clouds above my prison 
Move slowly across the sky 
D/A 
There's a new day dawnin' 


               A5                  D/A 
And my dreams are full tonight... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante