6 Chords used in the song: A, G, C, D, Am7, F
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Transcribed on a lowG Tenor uke.
Play the C* and D* chords as barre chords (i.e. Play C* as 5411 and D* as 7633)
Intro:
A|-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------|
E|-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------|
C|-9-9-9-4-7-7-7-4-6-6-4-5-5-4-1-1-1-1-0-----------|
G|-----------------------------2-2-2-2-0-----------| x4
A|-----5p4p0---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------5h7-----7-------3-------5---0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---4-------4h7-------7---7---4-------6-----1-1-1-1-0--|
G|-2-----------------7-------5-----5/7----7--2-2-2-2-0--| x2
Verse:A
G
Dead leaves and the dirty ground
C*
D*
A
Am7
When I know you're not aroundA
G
Shiny tops and soda pops
C*
D*
A
When I hear your lips make a sound
F
G
A
Am7
When I hear your lips make a sound
Verse 2:A
G
Thirty notes in the mailbox
C*
D*
A
Am7
Will tell you that I'm coming homeA
G
And I think I'm gonna stick around
C*
D*
A
For a while so you're not alone
F
G
A
Am7
For a while so you're not alone
Break: Heavy distortion on guitar
A
A
G
G
C*
D*
A
Am7
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-4-X-6-X-1-1-1-1-0-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-5-X-7-X-2-2-2-2-0-| X2
If you can hear a piano fall...down the hall
A
Am7
A|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
C|-9-7-6-5-1-1-1-1-0--|
G|---------2-2-2-2-0--| Let notes ringA
G
If I could just hear your pretty voice
C*
D*
A
I don't think I need to see at all
F
G
A
Am7
I don't think I need to see at allA
G
Soft hair and a velvet tongue
C*
D*
A
Am7
I want to give you what you give to meA
G
And every breath that is in your lungs
C*
D*
A
Is a tiny little gift to me
F
G
A
Am7
Is a tiny little gift to me
Break: Heavy distortion on guitar
A
A
G
G
C*
D*
A
Am7
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-4-X-6-X-1-1-1-1-0-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-5-X-7-X-2-2-2-2-0-| X2
I didn't feel so bad till the....
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
A|-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-|
E|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
C|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
....sun went down
A
A
A
A
Am7
A
A
A
A
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-1-X-X-1-0-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-0-2-X-X-1-X-X-1-X-X-1-X-X-|
Then I come home No one to wrap my arms...
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
A|-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-|
E|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
C|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
F
...around
G
Wrap my arms around
Well any man with a microphone...the most
A
Am7
A|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
C|-9-7-6-5-1-1-1-1-0--|
G|---------2-2-2-2-0--|A
G
And you know why you love at all
C*
D*
A
If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost
F
G
A
Am7
If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost
Outro: Heavy distortion on guitar
A
A
G
G
C*
D*
A
Am7
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-4-X-6-X-1-1-1-1-0-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-5-X-7-X-2-2-2-2-0-| X2
A|-----5p4p0---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------5h7-----7-------3-------5---0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---4-------4h7-------7---7---4-------6-----1-1-1-1-0--|
G|-2-----------------7-------5-----5/7----7--2-2-2-2-0--| x2
Finish on an openA chord
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"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" is a single by The White Stripes from their album White Blood Cells. It was released in August 2002. The song features a very raw guitar tone produced by an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi.In 2006, a cover of the song appeared on Chris Thile's album How to Grow a Woman from the Ground. Jack White originally planned for this song to be much softer and done with an acoustic guitar.The video for this song, directed by Michel Gondry Read more on Last.fm.