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When Im Gone

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Capo 3rd Fret
[Intro]
D A Bm G
[Verse 1]
DMy last breath
I wanna take with Bma smileG  
 DAnd no regrets
No hope of tuArnin' back that dialBm  
GLet the sDtory I've written
ABe somethin' worth Bmleavin' behinGd
[Chorus]
GWhen I'm gone
TDell them I laughed Amore than I shed tearsBm  
WhGen I'm gone
TDell them I stareAd down all my fearsBm  
That I danced on a wire and I Gwalked through the fireD  
That I lived every moment till that Amoment retiredBm  
So my life goes oGn, gDoes Aon when I'm gone
(Oh, oh, oh) Dwhen I'm goneA  Bm  G  
[Verse 2]
Tell them I leDft that town
ABut it never Bmleft my soulG  
That I settlDed down but I nevBmer got oldG  
DIf the house was packed and all raised a glass as the creBmdits rolledG  
[Chorus]
GWhen I'm gone
TDell them I laughed Amore than I shed tearsBm  
WhGen I'm gone
TDell them I stareAd down all my fearsBm  
That I danced on a wire and I Gwalked through the fireD  
That I lived every moment till that Amoment retiredBm  
So my life goes oGn, gDoes Aon when I'm gone
(Oh, oh, oh) Dwhen I'm goneA  
[Bridge]
F#mTime dGon't lAast forever
DOh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F#mTime dDon't lAast forever
DOh, oh, oh, oh, ohA  
DWhen I'm gone
ALet my life Dgo on, go on, Ggo on
[Chorus]
GWhen I'm gone
TDell them I laughed Amore than I shed tearsBm  
WhGen I'm gone
TDell them I stareAd down all my fearsBm  
That I danced on a wire and I Gwalked through the fireD  
That I lived every moment till that Amoment retiredBm  
So my life goes oGn, gDoes Aon when I'm gone
(Oh, oh, oh) Dwhen I'm goneA  Bm  G  
DOh my last breath I want to take with a Bmsmile 
[Outro]
D A Bm G D A Bm G D

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When Im Gone

by Craig Morgan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo 3rd Fret

[Intro]

D A Bm G

[Verse 1]

My last breath

Bm G

I wanna take with a smile

And no regrets

A Bm

No hope of turnin' back that dial

G D

Let the story I've written

A Bm G

Be somethin' worth leavin' behind

[Chorus]

When I'm gone

D A Bm

Tell them I laughed more than I shed tears

When I'm gone

D A Bm

Tell them I stared down all my fears

G D

That I danced on a wire and I walked through the fire

A Bm

That I lived every moment till that moment retired

G D A

So my life goes on, goes on when I'm gone

D A Bm G

(Oh, oh, oh) when I'm gone

[Verse 2]

Tell them I left that town

A Bm G

But it never left my soul

D Bm G

That I settled down but I never got old

D Bm G

If the house was packed and all raised a glass as the credits rolled

[Chorus]

When I'm gone

D A Bm

Tell them I laughed more than I shed tears

When I'm gone

D A Bm

Tell them I stared down all my fears

G D

That I danced on a wire and I walked through the fire

A Bm

That I lived every moment till that moment retired

G D A

So my life goes on, goes on when I'm gone

D A

(Oh, oh, oh) when I'm gone

[Bridge]

F#m G A

Time don't last forever

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

F#m D A

Time don't last forever

D A

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

When I'm gone

A D G

Let my life go on, go on, go on

[Chorus]

When I'm gone

D A Bm

Tell them I laughed more than I shed tears

When I'm gone

D A Bm

Tell them I stared down all my fears

G D

That I danced on a wire and I walked through the fire

A Bm

That I lived every moment till that moment retired

G D A

So my life goes on, goes on when I'm gone

D A Bm G

(Oh, oh, oh) when I'm gone

D Bm

Oh my last breath I want to take with a smile

[Outro]

D A Bm G D A Bm G D

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