The Animals - Gratefully Dead: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Gratefully 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 Gratefully Dead Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

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 'Gratefully Dead' smoothly on your guitar.

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

                G#
There are things I have
to say that must be said
          C#
That will be heard so hear me now
D#             C# G#
Or is everybody dead

So you really wanna listen to
the things that I am saying
Don't think I'm off my head,
do you receive me
Or is everybody dead

I love everybody
do you hear what I said
I love everybody
can you understand that
Or are you stone cold dead

Now even though you're
half dead I love you
And I know you think
I'm out of my mind
Can you hear me baby,
or are you just
Make love message in the music
That can be heard if
you herd what I said
Or is everybody stone cold dead

My silence, like an expanding sphere,
spreads everywhere
My silence spreads like a radio song,
above, beneath, left and right
Within and without

Somebody must be listening somewhere,
come on everybody

My silence spreads like a wildfire of bliss
The dark thickets of sorrow and
the tall oaks of pride are all burning up
My silence like the ether,
passes through everything
Carrying the songs of earth, atoms,
and stars into the halls of his
Infinite mansion


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

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 'Gratefully Dead' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Gratefully Dead' by The Animals.

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