Verse
C#m
Uttering idle words from a reprobate mind
C#m
Clinging to strange promises, dying on the vine
G#
Never bein’ able to separate the good from the bad
C#
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, it’s makin’ me feel so sad
[Chorus]
C#m
Dead man, dead man
C#m
When will you arise?
G#
Cobwebs in your mind
C#m
Dust upon your eyes
[Verse 2]
C#m
Satan got you by the heel, there’s a bird’s nest in your hair
C#m
Do you have any faith at all? Do you have any love to share?
G#
The way that you hold your head, cursin’ God with every move
C#m
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, what are you tryin’ to prove?
[Chorus]
C#m
Dead man, dead man
C#m
When will you arise?
G#
Cobwebs in your mind
C#m
Dust upon your eyes
[Verse 3]
C#m
The glamour and the bright lights and the politics of sin
C#m
The ghetto that you build for me is the one you end up in
G#
The race of the engine that overrules your heart
C#m
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, pretending that you’re so smart
[Chorus]
C#m
Dead man, dead man
C#m
When will you arise?
G#
Cobwebs in your mind
C#m
Dust upon your eyes
[Interlude]
| C#m | % | % | % |
| G# | % | C#m | % |
[Verse 4]
C#m
What are you tryin’ to overpower me with, the doctrine or the gun?
C#m
My back is already to the wall, where can I run?
G#
The tuxedo that you’re wearin’, the flower in your lapel
C#m
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it, you’re taking me down to hell
[Chorus]
C#m
Dead man, dead man
C#m
When will you arise?
G#
Cobwebs in your mind
C#m
Dust upon your eyes
[Interlude]
| C#m | % | % | % |
[Outro]
C#m
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it
C#m
Ooh, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it
(repeat and fade)