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Before I Died

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[Intro]
|  C|  G|  D7|  G|
[Verse 1]
No Gneed to D7say you're Gsorry, no need to feel aCshamed
If I'm not the Gone you love, A7don't feel you're to D7blame
I Gdon't Ddeny it Ghurts me and this pain is hard to Chide
But at least I lived Ga little while,  D7before I Gdied
[Chorus]
CI lived long enough to know, the Gsweet thrill, of your lips
A7I knew happiness, right down Dto my fingerD7tips
You'll Galway-D7ays be a Gpart of me, though you can't Cbe mine
At least I lived Ga little while,  D7before I Gdied
[Break]
|  C|  G|  D7|  G|
[Verse 2]
Don't Gask me-D7e, to Gforget you, cause you mean, too much Cto me
I couldn't even, Gif I tried, Atoo many A7memoDries
GMy yesterDdays, Gwere happy days and each memory's locked Cinside
At least I lived, Ga little while, D7before I Gdied
[Chorus]
CI lived long enough to know, the Gsweet thrill, of your lips
A7I knew happiness, right down Dto my fingerD7tips
You'll Galway-D7ays be a Gpart of me, though you can't Cbe mine
At least I lived Ga little while,  D7before I Gdied G  

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Before I Died

by Jim Reeves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G D7 G

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[Verse 1]

G D7 G C

No need to say you're sorry, no need to feel ashamed

G A7 D7

If I'm not the one you love, don't feel you're to blame

G D G C

I don't deny it hurts me and this pain is hard to hide

G D7 G

But at least I lived a little while, before I died

[Chorus]

C G

I lived long enough to know, the sweet thrill, of your lips

A7 D D7

I knew happiness, right down to my fingertips

G D7 G C

You'll alway-ays be a part of me, though you can't be mine

G D7 G

At least I lived a little while, before I died

[Break]

C G D7 G

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[Verse 2]

G D7 G C

Don't ask me-e, to forget you, cause you mean, too much to me

G A A7 D

I couldn't even, if I tried, too many memories

G D G C

My yesterdays, were happy days and each memory's locked inside

G D7 G

At least I lived, a little while, before I died

[Chorus]

C G

I lived long enough to know, the sweet thrill, of your lips

A7 D D7

I knew happiness, right down to my fingertips

G D7 G C

You'll alway-ays be a part of me, though you can't be mine

G D7 G G

At least I lived a little while, before I died

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