Everybody Loves You When You're Dead chords by The Stranglers

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Bass riff (play in intro/later choruses):

G+G|-------------0--------------------|
D MajorD|-----------2---4-------------2----|
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-3---------0-0-0-0-3------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------3--|

🎸 Intro:

(you can play the bass riff instead of these chords)

A/C#A/C# C5C5
G/BG/B Bb5Bb5

A/C#A/C# C5C5
G/BG/B Bb5Bb5

A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD C majorC

🎸 Verse:
   A augmentedA          E MajorE
They crucify you when you get it wrong
D MajorD            C majorC
Things are fine they put you ahead
   A augmentedA           E MajorE
They laugh at you with your trousers down
   D MajorD              C majorC
They pick the stones and aim them at your head

🎸 Chorus:
A augmentedA      E MajorE         D MajorD       C majorC
When you're alive, they won't care what you said
A augmentedA     E MajorE         D MajorD     C majorC
What you deserve and all the blood you bled

🎸 Interlude:
(same as intro)

A/C#A/C# C5C5
G/BG/B Bb5Bb5

A/C#A/C# C5C5
G/BG/B Bb5Bb5

🎸 Verse:
A augmentedA            E MajorE
Doesn't matter what you try to hide
  D MajorD             C majorC
The sun comes out and then the truth is read
   A augmentedA            E MajorE
Your fans will love you while you're alive
    D MajorD            C majorC
But the wreaths are laid by the rest instead

🎸 Chorus:
A augmentedA      E MajorE        D MajorD       C majorC
When you're alive they won't care what you said
A augmentedA     E MajorE         D MajorD     C majorC
What you deserve and all the blood you bled

🎸 Break:
    G+G  FF       Eb(b5)
'Cause everybody loves you when you're dead
D MajorD     C majorC      B(b5)
Kneel and pray by the side of your bed
     G+G   FF       Eb(b5)
And then everybody loves you when you're dead
D MajorD     C majorC          B(b5)
Kneel and pray just like your momma said

🎸 Chorus:

A5A5

A5A5
When you're alive they won't care what you said
A5A5
What you deserve and all the blood you bled

Last 🎸 Chorus:
    A augmentedA      E MajorE        D MajorD    C majorC
You're turning your grave at what's gonna be said
    A augmentedA   E MajorE    D MajorD C majorC
You'll finally be appreciated
    A augmentedA  E MajorE       D MajorD     C majorC
'Cause everybody loves you when you're dead
A augmentedA  E MajorE       D MajorD     C majorC
Everybody loves you when you're dead

🎸 Outro:
G5G5 F5F5 Eb5Eb5
D5D5 C5C5 Bb5Bb5 (/E)