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[Chorus]
GWhen I diDe won't you bCury meG  
In the tCown where GI was borDn
GMost of my lDife I've been rCambling frGee
When I dCie I want to coDme back homGe
[Verse 1]
GEver sinDce I was a bCaby childG  
I knew I was boCrn to roaGmD  
GI had to clDimb to the tCop of the hGill
Just to sCee what lGies beyDond
[Verse 2]
GNow seasons chDange and I aCm still the Gsame
I don't belCong to anGyoneD  
GStill a piece Dof me will aClways beG  
Sitting in Cmy hometoDwn sunG  
[Chorus]
GWhen I diDe won't you bCury meG  
In the tCown where GI was borDn
GMost of my lDife I've been rCambling frGee
When I dCie I want to coDme back homGe
[Verse 3]
GIn my tiDme I haCve seeGn 
ten thouCsand settiGng sunsD  
GAnd I made mDy bed where I lCay my headG  
And it nCever hurt GanyoneD  
[Verse 4]
GIt could be saDid that a gCirl like mGe
Ain't noCthing but Ga prodigaDl son
GAnd just like Dthat prodigCal boyG  
I'm gonnCa finish oDff where GI've begun
[Chorus]
GWhen I diDe won't you bCury meG  
In the tCown where GI was borDn
GMost of my lDife I've been rCambling frGee
When I dCie I want to coDme back homGe

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When I Die

by The Waifs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

G D C G

When I die won't you bury me

C G D

In the town where I was born

G D C G

Most of my life I've been rambling free

C D G

When I die I want to come back home

[Verse 1]

G D C G

Ever since I was a baby child

C G D

I knew I was born to roam

G D C G

I had to climb to the top of the hill

C G D

Just to see what lies beyond

[Verse 2]

G D C G

Now seasons change and I am still the same

C G D

I don't belong to anyone

G D C G

Still a piece of me will always be

C D G

Sitting in my hometown sun

[Chorus]

G D C G

When I die won't you bury me

C G D

In the town where I was born

G D C G

Most of my life I've been rambling free

C D G

When I die I want to come back home

[Verse 3]

G D C G

In my time I have seen

C G D

ten thousand setting suns

G D C G

And I made my bed where I lay my head

C G D

And it never hurt anyone

[Verse 4]

G D C G

It could be said that a girl like me

C G D

Ain't nothing but a prodigal son

G D C G

And just like that prodigal boy

C D G

I'm gonna finish off where I've begun

[Chorus]

G D C G

When I die won't you bury me

C G D

In the town where I was born

G D C G

Most of my life I've been rambling free

C D G

When I die I want to come back home

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