Dead Mans Party Chords
by Oingo Boingo
Dead Mans Party by Oingo Boingo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, A, B7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Just the basic chords here, but it gets the idea across. Tune a half step down.
Em
I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man over my shoulder
I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man over my shoulder
(Em D) x4
Waiting for an invitation to arrive
Goin' to a party where no one's still alive
Waiting for an invitation to arrive
Goin' to a party where no one's still alive
Em D
I was struck by lightning
Em D
Walkin' down the street
D Em
I was hit by something last night in my sleep
Em D
It's a dead man's party
Em D
Who could ask for more
D Em
Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door
A B7
Leave your body and soul at the door
C Em D Em
(Don't run away it's only me)
Verse chords here:
All dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man (walkin' with a dead man)
Waitin' for an invitation to arrive
With a dead man (dead Man)
Got my best suit and my tie
Shiny silver dollar on either eye
I hear the chauffeur comin' to my door
Says there's room for maybe just one more
Chorus repeats here
C Em D Em
Don't run away it's only me
Don't be afraid of what you can't see
Don't run away it's only me