When Im Dead And Gone Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

D G A

Guitar:

D G A

Intro

D G D G

Intro fill

At the end of the G, on the top string, run down (this also repeats through the verse):

Guitar:

Mandolin:

DOh I love you baby. I Glove you night and day.

DWhen I leave you baby. GDon't cry the night away.

DWhen I die don't you write. No Gwords upon my tomb.

DI don't believe I want to leave no Gepitaph of doom.

DOh oh oh oh. WhAen I'm dead aDnd gone G

DI want to leave some Ahappy woman livinDg on. G A

DOh oh oh oh. WhAen I'm deadD and gone G

Ddon't want nobody to Amourn beside my Ggrave. D

(note – at the end of the first chorus couplet, G->A progression is much quicker than

other changes – same as in the outro)

DOh my Melinda, she's out tGo get my hide.

DShe's got a shotgun and her dGaughter by her side.

DHey there ladies. JohGnson's free.

DWho's got the love, who's got enough tGo keep a man like me?

DOh oh oh oh. WhAen I'm dead aDnd gone G

DI want to leave some Ahappy woman livinDg on. G A

DOh oh oh oh. WhAen I'm deadD and gone G

DDon't want nobody to Amourn beside my Ggrave. D

Instrumental / solo (to play this, you need a kazoo and to forget how to play the guitar

– otherwise, twiddling on the D pentatonic suffices)

DOh oh oh oh. WhAen I'm dead aDnd gone G

DI want to leave some Ahappy woman liviDng on.G A

DOh oh oh oh. WhAen I'm deadD and gone G

DDon't want nobody to Amourn beside my Ggrave. D

Outro

D / / / G / A / (repeat & fade – or end on D)

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