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John Allred
When I Die
No Capo
[Intro]
G  C  G(x2)
G  C  G  Em  C  G  D  C  G
[Verse 1]
When the liGght leaves mCy eGyes
I pray that yEmou will be by my sCide
And you kGnow  though it's sad to see me Dgo
There's no reCason to cGry
[Verse 2]
Cause we liGved a goCod lGife
And with every sEmong  we made things riCght
So I knGew when all my days were throuDgh
It was Cmy tiGme
[Chorus]
When I dGie  won't you bCury Gme
UndernEmeath the tallest tCree
So I can Gbecome Dsomething bCeautifGul
[Verse 3]
So lets liGve  while we'Cre still yGoung
Cause we never kEmnow when the end may cCome
And I loGved you
That's the bDest thing I coCuld have doGne
When I dGie  won't you bCury Gme
UnderneEmath the tallest tCree
So I can bGecome Dsomething bCeautiGful
[Bridge]
It's like we nAmever see it coEmming
And it should coGme as no surpDrise
Funny Amhow we live each Emday
Believing the sGun will always rDise
[Chorus]
So when I dGie  won't you buCry Gme
UnderneEmath the tallest tCree
So I can Gbecome Dsomething bCeautiGful
[Solo]
G  C  G  Em  C  G  D  C  G
          D  C
[Outro]
N.C.
So I can become something beautiful

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When I Die

by John Allred

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John Allred

When I Die

No Capo

[Intro]

G C G(x2)

G C G Em C G D C G

[Verse 1]

G C G

When the light leaves my eyes

Em C

I pray that you will be by my side

G D

And you know though it's sad to see me go

C G

There's no reason to cry

[Verse 2]

G C G

Cause we lived a good life

Em C

And with every song we made things right

G D

So I knew when all my days were through

C G

It was my time

[Chorus]

G C G

When I die won't you bury me

Em C

Underneath the tallest tree

G D C G

So I can become something beautiful

[Verse 3]

G C G

So lets live while we're still young

Em C

Cause we never know when the end may come

And I loved you

D C G

That's the best thing I could have done

G C G

When I die won't you bury me

Em C

Underneath the tallest tree

G D C G

So I can become something beautiful

[Bridge]

Am Em

It's like we never see it coming

G D

And it should come as no surprise

Am Em

Funny how we live each day

G D

Believing the sun will always rise

[Chorus]

G C G

So when I die won't you bury me

Em C

Underneath the tallest tree

G D C G

So I can become something beautiful

[Solo]

G C G Em C G D C G

D C

[Outro]

N.C.

So I can become something beautiful

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