Intro: Bb C Dm
 
Verse 1:
  Bb              C                    Dm
I wanted someone strong who could protect me
  Bb             C              Dm
I let his anger fester and infect me
Bb 
His solution is a lie
G7sus4         G7
No one here deserves to die
  Eb                                 A7sus4
Except for me and the monster I created!
 
Yeah! Yeah!!!
 
Chorus:
     Eb         Cm7   Cm6       Gm
Heads up, j.d.! I'm a dead girl walking!
       Eb            Cm7   Cm6       Gm
Can't hide from me! I'm a dead girl walking! 
      Bbsus4                C 
And there's your final bell!
     Bbm6  b             Gm
It's one more dance and then farewell!
Eb               F     F               Gm
Cheek to cheek in hell with a dead girl...walking!
 

Gm Gm7 C7   Cm  
Spoken:   Come on, Westerberg!
Gm Gm7 C7   Cm  
Spoken:  Here we go here we go now!
Dbm Gb     Db7sus4 A         Dbm7  B5     Dm   
-Dialogue between Veronica and Ms. Fleming-
 
Chorus:
D                     E           Gbm
Got no time to talk! I'm a dead girl walking!
C5           Eb5  F5
He yo Westerberg! Tell me what's that sound!
Ab5                    Db5               G5         G7  
Here comes Westerberg, comin' to put you in the ground!
C5            Eb  F5
Go go Westerberg! Give a great big yell!
Db5                                G5
Westerberg will knock you out and send you straight to hell!
 

Db5                            E5
-Dialogue between j.d. and Veronica-
 

  C                 D             Em
I wish your mom had been a little stronger. 
   C                 D             Em
I wish she'd stayed around a little longer.
  Cm                 Cm              Gm              F   Gm   
I wish your dad were good!I wish grownups understood!
   Cm              Cm              Gm                 F   Gm   
I wish we'd met before! They convinced you life is war!
   Cm                                       Gm  
I wish you'd come with me! I wish I had more TNT!
 

Dm                  C  
Hey yo Westerberg! Tell me what's that sound!
Dm                      Eb  
Here comes Westerberg, comin' to put you in the ground!
Ebm   Db          Gb                    Absus4
Go go Westerberg! Give a great big yell!
Db5
Westerberg will knock you out!
A
And send you straight to -boom-!