Mar242023

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Dead To The World Chords

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[Intro]
Dmaj7 Dm7 x2

[Verse 1]
Dmaj7
I can lend you a dream
Dm7
'Til we meet again
Dmaj7
I'm dead to the world
Dm7
I don't know where I've been

[Pre-Chorus]
G              Bm
And if you say so
G              E
I'll bend over backwards
    Dmaj7 Dm7
For love

[Verse 2]
Dmaj7
Gonna write you a song
Dm7
Won't take me long
Dmaj7
You can change all the words
Dm7
And still get them wrong

[Pre-Chorus]
G              Bm
And if you say so
G              E
I'll bend over backwards

[Chorus]
       D           G
But if love ain't enough
             Bm
To make it alright
         E
Leave me dead to the world
   D           G
If love ain't enough
             Bm
To make it alright
         E
Leave me dead to the world
           G
'Cause I'm sleeping

[Interlude]
Dmaj7 Dm7  x4

[Pre-Chorus]
G                Bm
It's time to let go
G             E
I'm bent over backwards
G      Bm
I'm so tired
G               E
Let these be my last words

[Chorus]
   D           G
If love ain't enough
             Bm
To make it alright
         E
Leave me dead to the world
   D           G
If love ain't enough
             Bm
To make it alright
         E
Leave me dead to the world

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

   D           G
If love ain't enough
             Bm
To make it alright
         E
Leave me dead to the world
   D           G
If love ain't enough
             Bm A G
to make it alright
          Bm A G
Make it alright
          Bm A G
Make it alright
         E
It's too bad
           G
'Cause I'm sleeping

[Interlude]
Dmaj7 Dm7

[Outro]
Dmaj7
I can lend you a dream
Dm7
'Til we meet again
Dmaj7
I'm dead to the world
Dm7
I don't know where I've been

How to play Dead To The World: key, chords and progression

These are Dead To The World chords by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Dead To The World by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: Dmaj7, Dm7, G, Bm, E, D and A.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – D – G – Bm (III – II – V – vii in C major). In solfa, that is mi – reh – soh – te. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.