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This is my first tab ever! Decided to do it since no one else has.
If you notice any mistakes, fix 'em yourself! ;P
Chords (low to high strings):
D#m:   X68876
G#m:   466444
C#m:   X46654
[C#m]: 977999
F#:    244322
E:     022100
[E]:   X79997
B:     799877
When I Die
The Thermals
The D#mEarth was too G#mhot, The C#mair was too F#thin
I tD#mook off my G#mclothes, I C#mtook off my F#skin
I D#mcrawled to the G#msea that was C#mcalling for F#me so I could Eswim...
Yeah, so I could swim!F#  
  B    F#    E    F#x2
  B[C#m]    B  F#  
I was Bsick of the landF#, I waEs sick from the heatF#,
I was Bsick of the sF#un and the Esky and the trees,F#  
                   B[C#m]
Over the air that I needed to breathe
When I F#held with my hands, when I walked on my feet
I tBook off my clothesF#, I tEook off my skinF#  
Started Bshedding my F#arms to staErt getting my finsF#  
                           B[C#m]                     B  
Crawled to the sea that was calling for me so I could swim, 
Swim the ocean F#wide
I was G#monly just paC#mst the low F#tide
            B[E]
When I died
            B[E]
When I died
Yeah, when I Bdied
            [C#]
My head did swell
I said to mysBelf
Nature sure tF#ook her sweet time
I was G#malready C#mlosing my F#spine
I was Bsick with horrF#or when my Ecurtain fellF#  
It's the Bend of the story F#I was Ecertain to tellF#  
                            B[C#m]
Watching their faces as they pulled me from the sea
F#Feeling for the place I thought my gills would be
BBusted and wreckedF#, jEustly infectF#ed
My Bbody beyoF#nd reEpairF#  
                             B[C#m]
Had no objection, sir, my only questions were
F#Where do I go and will I know when I'm there?
But I G#mreally couldn't C#msay that I careF#d
            B[E]
When I died
            B[E]
When I died
Yeah, when I Bdied
            [C#]
My head did swell
I said to mysBelf
Nature sure tF#ook her sweet time
I was Ealready losing
Yeah, my D#mspine!G#m  C#m  F#  D#m  G#m  
(I was C#malready F#losing my D#mspineG#m  C#m  F#  
If life was D#mshortG#m, at C#mleast it was F#short)
The D#mEarth was too G#mhot, The C#mair was too F#thin
I tD#mook off my G#mclothes, I C#mtook off my F#skin
I D#mcrawled to the G#msea that was C#mcalling for F#me so I could Eswim...
Yeah, so I could swim!F#  
  B    F#    E    F#x2
  B[C#m]    B  F#  
            B[E]
When I died
            B[E]
When I died
Yeah, when I Bdied
            [C#]
My head did swell
I said to mysBelf
Nature sure tF#ook her sweet time
I was Ealready losing
Yeah, F#my Bspine!

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When I Died

by The Thermals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

G#m

C#m

This is my first tab ever! Decided to do it since no one else has.

If you notice any mistakes, fix 'em yourself! ;P

Chords (low to high strings):

D#m

: X68876

G#m

: 466444

C#m

: X46654

C#m

[]: 977999

: 244322

: 022100

[]: X79997

: 799877

When I Die

The Thermals

D#m G#m C#m F#

The Earth was too hot, The air was too thin

D#m G#m C#m F#

I took off my clothes, I took off my skin

D#m G#m C#m F# E

I crawled to the sea that was calling for me so I could swim...

Yeah, so I could swim!

B F# E F#

B C#m B F#

[]

B F# E F#

I was sick of the land, I was sick from the heat,

B F# E F#

I was sick of the sun and the sky and the trees,

B C#m

[]

Over the air that I needed to breathe

When I held with my hands, when I walked on my feet

B F# E F#

I took off my clothes, I took off my skin

B F# E F#

Started shedding my arms to start getting my fins

B C#m B

[]

Crawled to the sea that was calling for me so I could swim,

Swim the ocean wide

G#m C#m F#

I was only just past the low tide

B E

[]

When I died

B E

[]

When I died

Yeah, when I died

[]

My head did swell

I said to myself

Nature sure took her sweet time

G#m C#m F#

I was already losing my spine

B F# E F#

I was sick with horror when my curtain fell

B F# E F#

It's the end of the story I was certain to tell

B C#m

[]

Watching their faces as they pulled me from the sea

Feeling for the place I thought my gills would be

B F# E F#

Busted and wrecked, justly infected

B F# E F#

My body beyond repair

B C#m

[]

Had no objection, sir, my only questions were

Where do I go and will I know when I'm there?

G#m C#m F#

But I really couldn't say that I cared

B E

[]

When I died

B E

[]

When I died

Yeah, when I died

[]

My head did swell

I said to myself

Nature sure took her sweet time

I was already losing

D#m G#m C#m F# D#m G#m

Yeah, my spine!

C#m F# D#m G#m C#m F#

(I was already losing my spine

D#m G#m C#m F#

If life was short, at least it was short)

D#m G#m C#m F#

The Earth was too hot, The air was too thin

D#m G#m C#m F#

I took off my clothes, I took off my skin

D#m G#m C#m F# E

I crawled to the sea that was calling for me so I could swim...

Yeah, so I could swim!

B F# E F#

B C#m B F#

[]

B E

[]

When I died

B E

[]

When I died

Yeah, when I died

[]

My head did swell

I said to myself

Nature sure took her sweet time

I was already losing

F# B

Yeah, my spine!

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