The Dead Dance Chords By Lady Gaga

Artist: Lady Gaga
Album: Mayhem
Released: 2025

Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am

[Intro]
Am Asus2 Am Asus2

[Verse 1]

Am————————————Am–Asus2
Like the words of a song, I hear you call
Am——————————–Am–Asus2
Like a thief in my head, you criminal
Am——————————-Am————Asus2
You stole my thoughts before I dreamed them
Am—————————————Am —sus2
And you killed my queen with just one pawn

[Pre-Chorus]
———–Fmaj7–D—–Am–C
This goodbye is no surprise
———–Fmaj7—–D ———Am
This goodbye won’t make me cry

[Chorus]

N.C.———————————F
Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead
——————-D—————————Am
Dancin’ until I’m dead, I’m dancin’ until I’m dead
——C——————————F—–D
Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead (Dead)
——————–Am
I’ll dance until I’m dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead)
——————————F—————————–D
‘Cause when you killed me inside, that’s when I came alive
—————————Am——————-C
Yeah, the music’s gonna bring me back from death
———————–F—–D
I’m dancin’ until I’m dead (Dead)
——————–Am————————C
I’ll dance until I’m dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead)

[Verse 2]

Am——————————–Am
You’ve created a creature of the night
Am——————————————-Am
Now I’m haunting your air, your soul, your eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
———–Fmaj7–D—–Am–C
This goodbye is no surprise (Is no surprise)
———–Fmaj7—–D ———Am
This goodbye won’t make me cry

[Chorus]

N.C.———————————F
Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead
——————D—————————Am
Dancin’ until I’m dead, I’m dancin’ until I’m dead
——C——————————F—–D
Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead (Dead)
——————–Am
I’ll dance until I’m dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead)
———————————F————————-D
‘Cause when you killed me inside, that’s when I came alive
—————————-Am——————C
Yeah, the music’s gonna bring me back from death
———————-F——D
I’m dancin’ until I’m dead (Dead)
——————–Am————————C
I’ll dance until I’m dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead)

[Bridge]

F———————D
Do the dead dance (Dead)
—–Am–C
The dead dance
F———————D
Do the dead dance (Dead)
—–Am–C
The dead dance
F———————D
Do the dead dance (Dead)
—–Am–Em
The dead dance
F———————D
Do the dead dance (Dead)
Am——————C————N.C.
But l’m alive on the dance floor

[Chorus]

N.C.———————————F
Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead
——————D—————————Am
Dancin’ until I’m dead, I’m dancin’ until I’m dead
——C——————————F—–D
Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead (Dead)
——————–Am
I’ll dance until I’m dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead)
———————————F————————-D
‘Cause when you killed me inside, that’s when I came alive
—————————-Am——————C
Yeah, the music’s gonna bring me back from death
———————-F——D
I’m dancin’ until I’m dead (Dead)
——————–Am————————C
I’ll dance until I’m dead (Dead, dead, dead, dead)

[Outro]
F——————–D——Am
(Dead, dead, dead, dead)

What is the meaning of the lyric:

The Dead Dance is a haunting vision of life moving within silence. It shows how even in emptiness, the body and spirit still seek rhythm. Gaga paints a Gothic ballroom where broken figures rise to dance. Each step is rebellion, each chord a fragile heartbeat. The song recalls the ancient danse macabre, but turns it glamorous and modern. Here, the “dead” are not corpses, but the weary, the forgotten, the numb. Their dance becomes survival disguised as art. It is eerie yet empowering, sorrowful yet radiant. Apathy is the true death, but expression revives the soul. The figures mock despair by moving with elegance. Their glitter hides grief, yet their grief creates beauty. The theme reminds us that resilience can wear a mask of tragedy. Even half-broken, movement is proof of life. The Dead Dance whispers that silence cannot conquer us. To dance, even in darkness, is to remain alive.

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