GRAHAM – Dead On Arrival Chords on Piano & Ukulele

GRAHAM – Dead On Arrival Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
Dm
Recall all the
           C
fights we had
C
I thought that
it would
make us stronger
 (Uh)
A#
It's my fault,
only
thing that we
said (Uh)
C
Tryna stay above
the water (Uh)
Dm
We got problems I
 wanna solve (Yeah)
 C
But you don't wanna
get involved (Uh)
A#
And it seems we're
 better off (Uh)
C
If we break free,
 maybe

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[Pre-Chorus]
A#
It was worse than
     C
I thought it was
            A#
'Cause I didn't
                C
want it to be true

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[Chorus]
Were we dead on
     Dm
arrival?
             C
Vitals flatlined
for a while
       A#
I'm still in
denial, denial
       C
You wanted an
     Dm
idol
I wanted to
  C
walk you down
the aisle
    A#
Thought we were
         C
 alive, oh
Were we dead on
      Dm
arrival?

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[Verse 2]
Dm
Send a text with
     C
my eyes closed
'Cause I don't
 wanna
             A#
see the answer
All in on you,
               C
I was so blind
I was a fool
(I was a fool)
Dm
You made a
home
out of my
home (Uh)
C
But took
everything
 I gave you
  A#
If I only knew
all of the time
             C
I was to lose


[Pre-Chorus]
A#
It was worse
than I
    C
thought it was
         A#
'Cause I didn't
 want it to be
   C
true


[Chorus]
Were we dead on
    Dm
arrival?
             C
Vitals flatlined
for a while
      A#
I'm still in
denial, denial
       C
You wanted
       Dm
an idol
              C
I wanted to walk
you down the aisle
    A#
Thought we were
        C
alive, oh
Were we dead on
        Dm
arrival?
[Post-Chorus]
Dm    C
Uh, 'rival
          A#    C
Uh, 'rival, 'rival
Dm    C
'Rival, 'rival
          A#    C
'Rival, oh-oh-oh
Were we dead on
       Dm
 arrival?

Watch: GRAHAM - Dead On Arrival (Official Lyric Video)

From GRAHAM on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Dead On Arrival: key, chords and progression

Dead On Arrival by GRAHAM sits in D minor (one flat: B♭), and you need 3 chords to play it: Dm, C and A#.

Listen for Dm – C – A# – C (i – VII – VI – VII in D minor), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats: the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: A# is played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into it slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
A# chord on guitar (x13331)
A♯A♯ D E♯

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Dead On Arrival chords: questions

What key is Dead On Arrival in?

Dead On Arrival by GRAHAM is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Dead On Arrival?

Dead On Arrival uses 3 chords: Dm, C, A#.

What is the chord progression of Dead On Arrival?

The main progression is Dm – C – A# – C (i – VII – VI – VII), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats.

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