Sum 41 - Over My Head (Better Off Dead): Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Over My Head (Better Off Dead)' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Over My Head (Better Off Dead) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Sum 41

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Over My Head (Better Off Dead)' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     Em
What happened to you?
G                  D
You've played the victim for
    Em               G   D
so long now in this game
        Em             G
What I thought was true
            D
Is made of fiction and
     Em            G
I'm following the same
    D
But If I

  C
try to make
      D
sense of this
         Em
mess I'm in
I'm not sure where
            C
I should begin
        D
I'm falling
        Em
I'm falling
Now I'm in

Chorus:
Em
Over my head with
 C
something I said
     G
Completely misread
     D
I'm better off dead
    Em
And now I can see
     C/G
how fake you can be
       G/D
This hypocricy's
   D
beginning to get to me

It's none of my concern
Don't look to me 'cause I don't believe in fame
I guess you never heard
I met our makers they don't even know your name
But if I had to say goodbye to leave this hell
I'd say my time has served me well
I'm falling
I'm falling

Chorus

Em         C
This came long before
G          D/F#
Those who suffer more
Em       C/G
I'm too awake for this
   G/D   D
to be a nightmare
Em           C
What's with my disgrace
G            D/F#
I lost the human race
Em             C/G
No one plans for it to
G/D     D
Blow up in their face

Em          D/F#      G
Who said it was easy to put
     Am
back all these pieces
Em          D/F#        G
Who said it was so easy to
            D/F#
put back all of these pieces
Now I'm in

Chorus

Em C  G  D
Over my head
Em  C  G    D
better off dead - x2

Alright


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Over My Head (Better Off Dead)' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Over My Head (Better Off Dead)' by Sum 41.