Dead Man Guitar Tab

Lost Dogs (Disc 2) Tabs:

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Dropped-D tuning

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 Interlude                                                                   

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settling of my every step inching off of the earth
is magnified by the things i've done
the thing that i've become
every lift of my hand coffee cup up and back
is magnified by the things i've done
the things i've seen the things i've caused
i'm a dead man walking
the hammer that i once brung down now hovers over me
cast a shadow, a cross onto me
the hallways are all mocking me
what i've become, they're all mocking me
i'm a dead man walking a dead man walking
a dead man walking
i'm a dead man walking dead man walking
dead man walking
                                                                             

This song is really beautiful, and pretty easy to play. It sounds best acoustic, but 
it sounds pretty good on electric too.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#1 by Frank at Aug 11, 1970 at 9:47 AM EST
	Good song. Did Pearl Jam write it?

No Picture kelson Average	#2 by kelson white at Mar 17, 1976 at 10:39 AM EST
	racist should read rapist. kind of tautologous to call someone a nazi racist.

No Picture Gunther Wanna Be	#3 by Gunther at Jul 8, 1981 at 6:28 AM EST
	This is a wonderful song,... Eddie's voice is showcased brilliantly with this song especially when he sinks wayyyyy low on the verse: "The hammer that I once brung down now hovers over me." He goes so deep.... In the liner notes for Lost Dogs Stone Gossard said: "We recorded this song during the New Orleans recording session for No Code. How this song didn't make it on the Dead Man Walking soundtrack ( or for that matter our record ) we will never know for sure, but I am very proud to have it finally get it's spot. I think these are some of my favorite Ed lyrics of all time, although at the timeI think I thought with some seriousness ( not alot but some ) it should say "Dead Man Walking..... around" because of the way the last syllable would fall across the beat. Maybe one of my worst ideas ever. Sometimes I look back and cringe. This song should have never been a B-side."

No Picture ben Rhythm Player	#4 by ben kurkul at Nov 10, 1985 at 3:24 PM EST
	does anyone know what a deadman walking is?

No Picture Alyssa Professional	#5 by Alyssa at Sep 22, 1989 at 2:11 PM EST
	a deadman walking is a man who has commited a crime, in the past or still does. not some one who is certain to die.

No Picture Sam Average	#6 by Sam Ordway at Dec 29, 1995 at 8:14 AM EST
	this song gives me the chills. to me, it's about a man who's commited a crime, and how it follows him through every single day. the reference to the coffee cup is fantastic, not being able to do the most simple things without having something constantly in your mind.