Dead Opera Star chords by Sparklehorse

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: AbAb

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
G+G     D MajorD
There is a dead
E minorEm  D MajorD
Opera star
C majorC      D MajorD
Floating in the great
G+G     D MajorD
Dismal swamp
G+G     D MajorD
And he was wearing
E minorEm           D MajorD
A augmentedA dress with watermelons on it
    C majorC        D MajorD
And he stuffed his bra
       C majorC
With spanish moss

Chorus:
G+G  D MajorD
Dead opera star
E minorEm  C majorC
Dead opera star
G+G  D MajorD
Dead opera star
A minorAm       B minorBm      C majorC
Floating in the great dismal swamp

Verse 2:
G+G    D MajorD
Black tupelo
E minorEm           D MajorD
Where all the planets neon goes to die
C majorC       D MajorD
The air hangs thick
   G+G        D MajorD
With dead electricity
G+G        D MajorD
He was chased by ball lightning
E minorEm       D MajorD
Went crazy from sleeping under the moonlight
C majorC         D MajorD
And the soul of a unbaptised infant
C majorC
He swims the waters upsetting boats

Chorus:
G+G  D MajorD
Dead opera star
E minorEm  D MajorD
Dead opera star
G+G  D MajorD
Dead opera star
A minorAm       B minorBm      C majorC
Floating in the great dismal swamp