Playing Dead Chords by Madilyn Mei

Playing Dead Chords

by Madilyn Mei

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Key: D D G D G Verse 1: D G D No, I don't go to parties G D I'm California sober and I'm lame G D I'm too sad for that setting G I'm boring and I wouldn't change a D G D G F#5 Thing, thing D G D G G Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Verse 2: D G My speech is slurring lately D G I know it's a slippery slope D G I thought it would cure me D G A I thought it would maybe help me cope G A But nope, I'm addicted to feeling numb
Pre-Chorus: G D I choke up when I think of the things I could've G D G Done (done), done D G D G G Instead, oh-oh-oh Chorus: *In D go up by one semitone until you reach the twelve fret* D D D I crave that rise of dopamine D D D So much I may throw my brain away D D Just to get so high, I feel D G Nothin' again 'til I pop another the next day D G And let the thoughts all fade away D Bm My memory is leaving me Em Bm I'll fade to nothing at this rate Bm F# Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh G D Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Bm F# Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh G D Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Verse 3: D G D Not a social smoker G D Not a social person, first of all G D Not a happy stoner G D I lay there like a five-foot tall rag- G D G F#5 Doll (doll), doll D G D G G Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Verse 4: D G D I know that I'll regret it (I'll regret it) G D Hours every day just playing dead G D Morning resurrected (resurrected) G A A zombie rising from a dirty bed Pre-Chorus: G A And yet, I ignore my declining health G D My self is an unrecognizable G D G F# Silhouette (silhouette), silhouette D G D G G Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Chorus: *In D go up by one semitone until you reach the twelve fret* D D D I crave that rise of dopamine D D D So much I may throw my brain away D D Just to get so high, I feel D G Nothin' again 'til I pop another the next day D G And let the thoughts all fade away D Bm My memory is leaving me Em Bm I'll fade to nothing at this rate Bm F# Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh (Too late to stop, I'm really not sure how) G D Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Give it a shot, you're all that you've got now) Bm F# Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh (Too late to stop, I'm really not sure how) G D Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (Give it a shot, you're all that you've got-) Bridge: Em Bm That leaf might as well be pomegranate seeds Em Bm The past years were hell, now it's purgatory Em Bm With nobody to blame this time except for me Chorus: D D D I crave that rise of dopamine D D D So much I may throw my brain away D D Just to get so high, I feel D G Nothin' again 'til I pop another the next day D G And let the thoughts all fade away D Bm My memory is leaving me Em Bm I'll fade to nothing at this rate Em Bm Fade to nothing at this rate

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Published: November 26, 2025
Last Updated: February 10, 2026