Dead Chords by They Might Be Giants Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: Dead (Track #5/19) Album: Flood ('1990) Verse 1: E A B E A B I returned a bag of groceries accidently taken off the E A B E shelf before the expiration date E A B E A B I came back as a bag of groceries accident-ly taken off the E A B E E7 shelf before the date stamped on myself Chorus: A F#m did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the A F#m B B7 basket and was everybody dancing on the casket E A B now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want or I'm E A B E B7 still alive and there's nothing I want to do Verse 2: I will never say the word procrastenate again I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed I didn't apologize for when I was eight and I made my Younger brother have to be my personal slave Chorus: did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the Basket? and was everybody dancing on the casket Now it's over I'm Dead and I haven't done anything that I want or I'm Still alive and there's nothing I want to do Bridge: E A E A So I won't sit at home anymore and you won't E A E A See my head in the win- dow and I won't be around E A E A B B7 Ever anymore and I'll be up there on the wall at the store Verse 1: I returned a bag of groceries accidently taken off the shelf before the expiration date I came back as a bag of groceries accident-ly taken off the shelf before the date stamped on myself Chorus: did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the Basket? and was everybody dancing on the casket Now it's over I'm Dead and I haven't done anything that I want or I'm Still alive and there's nothing I want to do Now it's over I'm Dead and I haven't done anything that I want or I'm Still alive and there's nothing I want to do