A It?s bad luck to be braggin?? how you put me down E Watch out for the lies that you spread E You ripped out my heart but I can? still get around A You?ve got to? show some respect for the dead A You?re gonna be sorry for the way you behaved E Regret every mean word you said E It?ll come back to haunt you? if you dance on my grave A You ought to? show some respect for the dead E A You got to show some respect for the dearly departed B7 E Respect for the fool that you left broken-hearted A D B7 It was hard to extinguish, that big flame we started E A E A You?ve got to? show some respect for the dead A Life as I knew it? ended the day E You left for another instead E Your dreams become nightmares if you treat love this way A You got to? show some respect for the dead E A You got to show some respect for the dearly departed B7 E Respect for the fool that you left broken-hearted A D B7 It was hard to extinguish, that big flame we started E A You?ve got to? show some respect for the dead E A You?ve got to show some respect for the dead