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When I Go

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[Intro]
  C    Am    F    Cx2
[Verse 1]
CWhen I go
CPut me on a fast train
All steel and lAmightning
FWhen I Cgo
CWhen I go
CGonna cross them badlands
I'd be riding on a wiAmld wind
FWhen I gCo
[Chorus]
When I Fgo
I'll be leaving on a Cfaded dream
Gonna fly on Ambroken wings
From the Gsorrows that I know
When I gFo
Gonna walk them Cgolden streets
Gonna feel you Amnext to me
And I'll be FhomeF  
Oh when I Cgo
[Verse 2]
CWhen I go
CGonna shake them lonesome blues
I'm coming sAmtraight to you
FWhen I gCo
CIt's been a cold,
Ccold winter in this old house
Ever since your fAmire burned out
Fso long agCo
[Chorus]
When I gFo
I'll be leaving on a fCaded dream
Gonna fly on Ambroken wings
From the sGorrows that I know
When I gFo
Gonna walk them Cgolden streets
Gonna feel you Amnext to me
And I'll be FhomeF  
Oh when I Cgo
[Instrumental]
  C    Am    F    Cx2
[Chorus]
When I gFo
I'll be leaving on a Cfaded dream
Gonna fly on Ambroken wings
From the Gsorrows that I know
When I gFo
Gonna walk them gColden streets
Gonna feel you Amnext to me
And I'll be FhomeF  
Oh when I gCo
[Verse 3]
CWhen I go
CPut me on a fast train
All steel and Amlightning
FWhen I gCo
CWhen I go
CLeaving everything I ever knew
I'm coming sAmtraight to you
FWhen I gCo

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When I Go

by Rob Baird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am F C

[Verse 1]

When I go

Put me on a fast train

All steel and lightning

F C

When I go

Gonna cross them badlands

I'd be riding on a wild wind

F C

When I go

[Chorus]

When I go

I'll be leaving on a faded dream

Gonna fly on broken wings

From the sorrows that I know

When I go

Gonna walk them golden streets

Gonna feel you next to me

F F

And I'll be home

Oh when I go

[Verse 2]

When I go

Gonna shake them lonesome blues

I'm coming straight to you

F C

When I go

It's been a cold,

cold winter in this old house

Ever since your fire burned out

F C

so long ago

[Chorus]

When I go

I'll be leaving on a faded dream

Gonna fly on broken wings

From the sorrows that I know

When I go

Gonna walk them golden streets

Gonna feel you next to me

F F

And I'll be home

Oh when I go

[Instrumental]

C Am F C

[Chorus]

When I go

I'll be leaving on a faded dream

Gonna fly on broken wings

From the sorrows that I know

When I go

Gonna walk them golden streets

Gonna feel you next to me

F F

And I'll be home

Oh when I go

[Verse 3]

When I go

Put me on a fast train

All steel and lightning

F C

When I go

Leaving everything I ever knew

I'm coming straight to you

F C

When I go

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