Sum 41 – Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
184 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[Does This Look Infected? 2003]
Intro
Em. G. D Em. G. D
Em. G. D Em. G. D
Em. G. D Em. G. D
Verse 1
Em G. D.
What happened to you… You've played the victim
Em G. D.
for so long now in this game…
Em G. D.
What I thought was true… is made of fiction
Em G. D.
and I'm following the same but if I
Pre Chorus 1
C D
try… to make sense of this mess I'm in…
Em Em
I'm not sure where I should
C D
begin… I'm fal-lll-ling…
Em (Em)
I'm fal-lll-ling-ggg-ggg…
Chorus
Em C
Now I'm in over my head… with something I said…
G D
Completely misread… I'm better off dead…
Em C
and now I can see… how fake you can be…
G D
This hypocrisy’s beginning to get to…
Interlude
Em. C. G. D. Em. C. G. D.
me…
Verse 2
Em G. D.
It's none of my concern… Why look to me
Em G. D.
‘cause I don't believe in fame…
Em G. D.
I guess you never heard… I've met our makers
E G. D.
they don't even know your name… but if I
Pre Chorus 2
C D
had… to say goodbye to leave this hell…
Em Em
I'd say my time has served me
C D
well… I'm fal-lll-ling…
Em (Em)
I'm fal-lll-ling-ggg-ggg…
Chorus
Em C
Now I'm in over my head… with something I said…
G D
Completely misread… I'm better off dead…
Em C
and now I can see… how fake you can be…
G D
This hypocrisy’s beginning to get to…
Refrain
Em C
This came long-ggg before…
G D
those who suf-fff-fer more…
Em C
I'm too awake for this to
G D
be a nigh-ttt-mare…
Em C
What's with my-yyy disgrace…
G D
I lost the hu-uuu-man race…
Em C
No one pla-aaa-ns for it to…
G D
blow up in their face…
Solo
Em D G A Em D G A
Bridge
Em D
Who said it… was easy…
G A
to put back all these pieces…
Em D
Who said it was easy
G A A
to put back all of these pieces-sss-sss…
Chorus
Em C
Now I'm in over my head… with something I said…
G D
Completely misread… I'm better off dead…
Em C
and now I can see… how fake you can be…
G D
This hypocrisy’s beginning to get to…
Outro
Em. C. G. D.
O---ver… my… head…
Em. C. G. D.
bet---ter… off… dead…
Em. C. G. D.
O---ver… my… head…
Em. C. G. **^ D.
bet---ter… off… dead…