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Artist – Cant Wait To Be Dead Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Cant Wait To Be Dead by Artist on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E Asus2 C#m7 Asus2

[Verse 1]
E                          
Somebody's drivin' you home, 
  Asus2
but they don't know who you are
C#7                       Asus2
You're in the back of the car
E                        
Somebody's tryin' to help
  Asus2
 and makin' everything worse
C#m7                 
Somebody, please call 
       Asus2
the nurse
E                         
Somebody's rippin' you off, 
   Asus2
tryin' to sell you good news
C#m7                        Asus2
You know we're still gonna lose
E                              
But I need to be where you are,
 Asus2
 for no reason at all
C#m7                  Asus2
Or else I'll suffer withdrawals

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[Chorus]
E                    Asus2
Nobody's comin' to save me
C#m7                    Asus2
Nobody knows any better, anyway
E                     
I think we're thinkin' 
   Asus2
the same thing
C#m                    A
If this is how it ends, 
I wasn't listening
E   G#m Asus2   B
 C#m7   G#m Asus2

[Verse 2]
E                G#m   Asus2
Somebody's screamin' again
              B     C#m7
Another sunburn with hair,
                    G#m   Asus2
It's too much fun not to stare
E                     G#m  Asus2
Somebody's callin' you out
              B     C#m7
For somethin' you never said
                  G#m   Asus2
Kinda can't wait to be dead
E                G#m   Asus2
Somebody's wasting my time
              B     C#m7
Fuck your Confederate flag
                   G#m   Asus2
You've got no reason to brag

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[Chorus]
E                G#m   
Nobody's comin' to save
Asus2    B     C#m7
 me
                G#m   Asus2
Nobody knows any better, anyway
E                   G#m
I think we're thinkin' 
   Asus2      B     C#m7
the same thing
                  A   
If this is how it ends,
                     E
 I wasn't listening
   Asus   C#m7   A    E
(To you)
   Asus   C#m7   E    A
(To you)

[Post-Chorus]
        E              Asus
I wasn't listening yet
Not even gone, but 
          C#m7           Asus
you'll be missing me yet
         E          Asus
I wasn't listening yet
         C#m7
I wasn't listening
          Asus         E
I wasn't listening yet

How to play Cant Wait To Be Dead: key, chords and progression

Cant Wait To Be Dead by Artist is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 9 chords: E, Asus2, C#m7, C#7, C#m, A, G#m, B and Asus.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – G#m – Asus2 – B (I – iii – IVsus2 – V in E major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Fsus2, Am7, A7, Am, F, Em, G, Fsus4 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Asus2 chord on guitar (x02200) — Asus2A B E

C#m7 chord on guitar (x46454) — C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B

C#7 chord on guitar (x46464) — C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ B

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

Asus4 chord on guitar (x02230) — Asus4A D E

Cant Wait To Be Dead chords: questions

What key is Cant Wait To Be Dead in?

Cant Wait To Be Dead by Artist is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Cant Wait To Be Dead?

Cant Wait To Be Dead uses 9 chords: E, Asus2, C#m7, C#7, C#m, A, G#m, B, Asus.

What is the chord progression of Cant Wait To Be Dead?

The main progression is E – G#m – Asus2 – B (I – iii – IVsus2 – V).

Is Cant Wait To Be Dead easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, Fsus2, Am7, A7, Am, F, Em, G, Fsus4 (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

How to play Cant Wait To Be Dead: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Cant Wait To Be Dead chords: questions

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