These chords provided by Tim Hackett who said
If you ignore the diverse array of time signatures, “By Then
Dead” seems to be a kind of blues-meets-grunge affair – but then,
who cares what kind of a song I think it is. Rather than
drive myself crazy writing the whole thing out, I’ve just put in the
main parts of the song in order of appearance (naturally you’ll have
to go back between the verses & choruses). It’s probably safest if
you perform “By Then Dead” in your lounge room along with the
recording, as it doesn’t really lend itself to that cozy little
singalong around the campfire – then again…