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jxdn – Dead Or Alive Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C    G/D  F   2x

[Verse 1]
C         G/D
 L.A. parties are the worst
F
 Everyone acts like a bitch
Am               G
 I swear they're all perfect
F
 Lost and rich, coked out kids

[Pre-Chorus]
C        G/D
 Nobody likes to be wrong
F
 They act like nothing's
 their fault
Am          G
 I hate all of their songs
 F
Burn it down and move along

[Chorus]
 C                           G
Dead or alive, you've got no one
by your side
                 Am
You're spending money to lie
                F
You're social suicide
 C                         G
Dead or alive, I'm better dead
than alive
               Em
Let's fucking ruin our lives
               F
Let's fucking ruin our lives

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[Instrumental]
C    G/D   F   2x

[Verse 2]
     C          G
Yeah, cigarettes for breakfast
F
 818 for lunch
Am              G
 Oh, wow, you think you're famous?
F
 Cancelled by twenty-one

[Pre-Chorus]
C        G/D
 Nobody likes to be wrong
F
 They act like nothing's
 their fault
Am          G
 I hate all of their songs
 F
Get a job and call your mom

[Chorus]
 C                           G
Dead or alive, you've got no one
by your side
                 Am
You're spending money to lie
                F
You're social suicide
 C                         G
Dead or alive, I'm better dead
than alive
               Em
Let's fucking ruin our lives
               F
Let's fucking ruin our lives

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[Bridge]
A5     G5/B     F5
      Ruin our lives and everything
A5     G5/B     F5
      Ruin our lives and everything
A5     G5/B     F5
      Ruin our lives and everything
A5     G5/B     F5
      Ruin our lives and everything
 C    G/D    F
               Let's go

[Instrumental]
C    G/D   F

[Chorus]
 C
Dead or alive,
              G
you've got no one by your side
                 Am
You're spending money to lie
                F
You're social suicide
 C                         G
Dead or alive, I'm better dead
than alive
               Em
Let's fucking ruin our lives
               F
Let's fucking ruin our lives
(Fuck)

[Outro]
  C         G/D      F
This won't last forever
C    G/D     F
Even if we try

How to play Dead Or Alive: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Dead Or Alive by jxdn on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Dead Or Alive by jxdn is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 9 chords: C, G/D, F, Am, G, Em, A5, G5/B and F5.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – G/D – F (IV – I – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F and F5 are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.