Wanted Dead Or Alive Chords

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This is similar to other versions changing the C chord in others to Cadd9 which I think sounds better and adding the D Dsus4 Dsus2 D "flicker" to the verse.

Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author llyrric [a] 1,589.

2 contributors total, last edit on Aug 15, 2021

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Chords

Dsus4

Dsus2

Cadd9

C/G

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This is similar to other versions changing the C chord in others to Cadd9 which I think sounds better
and adding the Dsus4 D Dsus2 D "flicker" to the verse.
 
Chords
D   Dsus4   Dsus2 Cadd9  G   C/G   F
2     3       0     3    3    0    1
3     3       3     3    3    1    1
2     2       2     0    0    0    2
0     0       0     2    0    2    3
x     x       x     3    2    3    3
x     x       x     x    3    3    1
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
     D           Dsus4 D Dsus2  D
It's all the same
Cadd9               G
Only the names will change
Cadd9     G                F  C/G   D
Every day   it seems we're wasting away
 D           Dsus4 D  Dsus2 D
Another place
          Cadd9      G
Where the faces are so cold
    Cadd9     G
I'd drive all night
        C/G F    D
Just to get back home
 
 
[Chorus]
 
        Cadd9  G       F     D  Dsus2  D
I'm a cowboy,   on a steel horse   I  ride
     Cadd9  G   C      F   D
I'm wanted     dead or alive
Cadd9   G    C      F   D
Wanted     dead or alive
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
    D            Dsus4 D Dsus2  D
Sometimes I sleep,
    Cadd9              G
Sometimes it's not for days
    Cadd9        G       F                 D
The people I meet always go their separate ways
    D                     Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Sometimes you tell the day
       Cadd9        G
By the bottle that you drink
    Cadd9              G           F             D
And times when you're alone, well, all you do is think
 
 
[Chorus]
 
        Cadd9  G       F     D  Dsus2  D
I'm a cowboy,   on a steel horse   I  ride
     Cadd9  G   C      F   D
I'm wanted     dead or alive
Cadd9   G    C      F   D
Wanted     dead or alive
 
 
[Solo]
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
  D                  Dsus4 D Dsus2  D
I walk these streets,
         Cadd9          G
A loaded six string on my back
  Cadd9          G         C     F           D
I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back
     D               Dsus4 D Dsus2  D
I've been everywhere,
          Cadd9    G
Still I'm standing tall
     Cadd9          G
I've seen a million faces
         C      F       D
And I've rocked them all
 
 
[Chorus]
 
      Cadd9   G          F           D  Dsus2 D
I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side
      Cadd9   G  C   F    D
I'm   wanted    dead or alive
      C       F       G
      dead or         alive
      C       F       D
      dead or         alive
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Hi llyrric. Good corrections! Except I do not play C/G in verse - I hit F and keep it. Also in Chorus unde Dead or alive instead C F D I play either strings e----------2 b----------3 g----------2 d-------3--0 a --3-0----- E ---------- or only F F D sounds better to me, have a look

I know this is a super old comment, but flobert, the chords used aren't diatonic but you could play a solo from A minor pentatonic or just the key of C major and it will fit. Normally in the key of C you'd have D minor, not major, but it will work here.

Good changes man!