A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Not Dead Yet by Lord Huron - Guitar Chords

Artist Lord Huron How to play the guitar chord E.jpg How to play the guitar chord A.jpg How to play the guitar chord B.jpg How to play the guitar chord Csharpm.jpg How to play the guitar chord F.jpg How to play the guitar chord Bb.jpg How to play the guitar chord C.jpg How to play the guitar chord Dm.jpg

<< Back to Lord Huron Song List

Version 1 
            There are two ways to play this song; the one above can be played with standard tuning
and the one below can be played in Open D tuning. May you live until you die!


[Verse 1]
E
All messed up I got nowhere to go
E
I stared at myself in the mirror alone
E
It's hard to make friends when you're half in the grave
E                                           A
But I ain't dead yet and I got somethin to say
        E
Oh-Oh-Oh

[Chorus]
B
You got holes in your clothes, booze on your breath
A
You're lookin like hell and you smell like death
E
Oh - oh - oh

[Verse 2]
E
There's a stranger in my eyes again
E
I swear to God I don't know him
E
I'm tired of me, I'm tired of you
E                               A
So turn around and leave me to myself
        E
Oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]
B
You got holes in your clothes, booze on your breath
A
You're lookin like hell and you smell like death
E
Oh - oh - oh

[Chanting]
E
Ohh-ohh-ohh
E
Ohh-ohh-ohh
A
Ohh-ohh-ohh
E
Ohh-ohh-ohh

[Bridge]
B                   A 
Been out way too long
B                       A E
Heading right for the edge
B                 A 
If she asks about me
C#m                B    A
Tell her I'm not dead (yet)

[Chanting]
E
Ohh-ohh-ohh
E
Ohh-ohh-ohh
A
Ohh-ohh-ohh
E
Ohh-ohh-ohh

[Chorus]
B
You got holes in your clothes, booze on your breath
A
You're lookin like hell and you smell like death
E
Oh - oh - oh




The way the song was played live and in recordings goes as follows:

The tuning for the song is Open D or DADF#AD
Which is basically the shape of an "F" chord but all the notes will be on the same fret
So when you strum your guitar without holding any notes down, it'll make a perfect "D" chord

Strumming pattern: DDUDDU

Chords (Relative to capo)

     F  Bb   C   Dm
D |----|---|---|----|
A |----|---|---|----|
F#|--0-|---|---|----|
D |--0-|-5-|-7-|-9--|
A |--0-|-5-|-7-|-9--|
D |--0-|-5-|-7-|-9--|

Ben puts the capo on the 3rd fret which makes the F chord. Strum only on the lowest 4 strings (DADF#)

For the verse, strum and alternate between hammering the lower A note on the second fret

[Verse 1]

     F
D |------------------|
A |------------------|
F#|--0--0--0--0--0---|
D |--0--0--0--0--0---|
A |--0--2--0--2--0---|
D |--0--0--0--0--0---|


Switch from F to Bb on the 5th fret relative to capo. Hammer the lower A string from 5 to 7 while
holding down the lowest D string in the 5th fret while strumming. Return to F after the song goes "oh-oh-oh"

"... something to say"    "oh-oh-oh"

     F        Bb                   F
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0--0--0-----------------------0--0--0--|
D |--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--|
A |--0--2--0--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--0--2--0--|
D |--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--0--0--0--|


F
All messed up I got nowhere to go
F
I stared at myself in the mirror alone
F
It's hard to make friends when you're half in the grave
F                                           Bb
But I ain't dead yet and I got somethin to say
        F
Oh-Oh-Oh

[Chorus]

For the chorus, repeat the same strumming and hammering pattern

    C              Bb            F
D |-------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------0-0-0--|
D |--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0--|
A |--7-9-7--7-9-7--5-7-5--5-7-5--0-2-0--|
D |--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0--|

C
You got holes in your clothes, booze on your breath
Bb
You look like hell and you smell like death
F
Oh - oh - oh


For the Chanting, strum the F chord while sliding notes on the lower A string from 2 to 5 in intervals

     F
D |------------------------------|
A |------------------------------|
F#|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A |--0-2-0--0-2-0--0-2-5--0-2-0--|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--|

[Verse 2]

F
There's a stranger in my eyes again
F
I swear to God I don't know him
F
I'm tired of me, I'm tired of you
F                               Bb
So turn around and leave me to myself
        F
Oh-oh-oh
 
[Chorus]

C
You got holes in your clothes, booze on your breath
Bb
You look like hell and you smell like death
F
Oh - oh - oh

Repeat the chanting but shift to Bb and back to F

F F Bb F

[Bridge]

C                   Bb
Been out way too long
C                      Bb F
Headin' right for the edge
C                 Bb
If she asks about me
Dm                C   Bb
Tell her I'm not dead yet

Repeat chanting as above but before launching off to Bb slide and pick on the low D string

    F                     Bb
D |------------------------------|
A |------------------------------|
F#|--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0---------5-5-5--|
A |--0-2-0--0-2-5---------5-7-5--|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-4--5-5-5--|

[Chorus]

C
You got holes in your clothes, booze on your breath
Bb
You look like hell and you smell like death
F
Oh - oh - oh

End by strumming the F chord

We also have 11 songs by Lord Huron

Artist Lord Huron.jpg more songs



Guitar-Link.com Email: info@guitar-link.com