D.O.A Chords by Van Halen

Tempo:
139.75 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

F

Fm

C

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Halen - D.O.A. chords
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[D] [F] [Gb] [G] [Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
We [Abm] was smoking [F] hungry [Abm] on a summer [Fm] day
[F] They [Ab] sent the sheriff [F] down to [Ab] try and drive us away
[Fm]
[Ab] We was sitting [Fm] ducks for the police man
They bound [Eb] a dirty faced [F]
[Ab] kid in a garbage can
[B] [F]
[C] And I'm [Db] alone, I'm on the [C] highway
I'm a [Db] [Eb] [Ab] [F]
[Ab] gentleman alive
Movin' down the dirty, dressed in [Fm] rags
[F] [Ab] My former team, [F] my mama told [Ab] me, boy, you've had your bags
[Abm] I sent my man [Ab]
down in his pickup truck
[F] [Ab] The jury looked at [F] me, [Ab] said, how [F] about it?
[Ab] [B] [Fm]
[N] [C] And I'm [Db] alone, [Eb] [F] [C] I'm on the highway
[Ab] Movin' [F]
[Ab] down [Fm]
[Abm]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [F] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Eb] [C] the dirty, dressed in rags
Now [Db]
we're [C] [G]
[Ab]
[F] [Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F] [Db] [Cm]
[Ab] movin' down the dirty, [E] dressed [Fm] in rags
From the day my mama told me, [Ab] boy, you've had your [Fm]
bags
[B] [Ab] And we was sitting ducks for the police man
[F] They [Ab] bound a dirty faced [F] kid [Ab] in a garbage can
Yeah, yeah, [Abm] yeah
[C] I'm alone, [Db] [Eb] I'm on the [C] highway
Oh [Ab] yeah, I'm a gentleman alive
[F]
[Ab]
[Cm] [Db]
[C] [Cm]
[Fm]
[Ab] [F] [Eb]
[Abm]
[F] [Ab]
[F] [Ab]
[Fm] I'm a spark on the right
[Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
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To learn Van Halen - (2015 Remaster) D.O.A chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, Ab and F. Ease into the song by practicing at 69 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 140 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[D] _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ We [Abm] was smoking [F] hungry [Abm] on a summer [Fm] day _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ They [Ab] sent the sheriff [F] down to [Ab] try and drive us away
_ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ We was sitting [Fm] ducks for the police _ man
_ They _ _ _ bound [Eb] a dirty faced [F]
[Ab] kid in a garbage can
[B] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And I'm [Db] alone, I'm on the [C] highway
_ I'm a [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ gentleman alive
_ _ _ _ Movin' down the dirty, dressed in [Fm] _ rags _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Ab] My former team, [F] my mama told [Ab] me, boy, you've had your bags _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] I sent my man [Ab]
down in his pickup _ truck _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Ab] The jury looked at [F] me, [Ab] said, how [F] about it?
[Ab] _ _ [B] _ [Fm] _
[N] _ _ _ _ [C] _ And I'm [Db] alone, _ [Eb] _ [F] _ [C] I'm on the highway _
[Ab] Movin' _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] down [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ the dirty, dressed in rags
Now [Db] _
we're _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] movin' down the dirty, [E] dressed [Fm] in rags
_ _ _ _ _ From the day my mama told me, [Ab] boy, you've had your [Fm] _
bags
_ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] And we was sitting ducks for the police man
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ They [Ab] bound a dirty faced [F] kid [Ab] in a garbage can
_ Yeah, yeah, [Abm] yeah _
[C] _ I'm alone, [Db] _ [Eb] I'm on the [C] highway
_ Oh [Ab] yeah, _ _ I'm a gentleman alive
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] I'm a spark on the right _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth.

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