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When I Get My Reward     3/4     Levon Helm
Capo 2
Intro: First four lines instrumental
           /              D/         / /
Oh the / night is so / still, / /
         /            D/        / /
Not a / baby will / cry, / /
         /                  D/        A/ /
Not a / chill wind will / blow, / /
       /               A/     D/ /
Dis - / turbin' the / sky. / /
                /                D/         / /
But there's / no peace in / me, / /
     /              D/        / /
I'm / burnin' for / you. / /
      /              D/        A/ /
I 'm / walkin' the / floor. / /
         /         A/         D/ /
In the / Devil's / shoes. / /
 Chorus:
           /                D/           / /
When I / get my re - / wards, / /
       /                    D/        / /
I will / bring them  to / you, / /
          /                 D/      A/ /
I shall / ask for your / love, / / and
                   A/      D/ /
Swear mine is / true, / /
             /                D/         / /
Will you / cast me a - / side, / / and
              D/           / /
See me no / more, / /
              /             D/        A/ /
How can / I win your / heart, / /
           /                A/         D/ /
When I / get my re - / wards? / /
Break: Last two lines chorus instrumental
        /                  D/          / /
They / say that your / hand, / /
       /                D/          / /
Can / never touch / mine, / /
          /                    D/        A/ /
That a / poor boy can't / hope, / /
        /               A/      D/ /
For a / woman so / fine. / /
          /             D/       / /
But I'll / work till I / fall, / /
       /                 D/        / /
De - / termined  to / win, / /
            D/        A/ /
Driven by / need, / /
     /               A/       D/ /
To / see you a - / gain. / /
Chorus:
Break: 1 chorus instrumental then repeat
Chorus: Then repeat last two lines

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When I Get My Reward

by The Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

When I Get My Reward 3/4 Levon Helm

Capo 2

Intro: First four lines instrumental

/ / / /

Oh the / night is so / still, / /

/ / / /

Not a / baby will / cry, / /

D A

/ / / /

Not a / chill wind will / blow, / /

A D

/ / / /

Dis - / turbin' the / sky. / /

/ / / /

But there's / no peace in / me, / /

/ / / /

I'm / burnin' for / you. / /

D A

/ / / /

I 'm / walkin' the / floor. / /

A D

/ / / /

In the / Devil's / shoes. / /

Chorus:

/ / / /

When I / get my re - / wards, / /

/ / / /

I will / bring them to / you, / /

D A

/ / / /

I shall / ask for your / love, / / and

A D

/ / /

Swear mine is / true, / /

/ / / /

Will you / cast me a - / side, / / and

/ / /

See me no / more, / /

D A

/ / / /

How can / I win your / heart, / /

A D

/ / / /

When I / get my re - / wards? / /

Break: Last two lines chorus instrumental

/ / / /

They / say that your / hand, / /

/ / / /

Can / never touch / mine, / /

D A

/ / / /

That a / poor boy can't / hope, / /

A D

/ / / /

For a / woman so / fine. / /

/ / / /

But I'll / work till I / fall, / /

/ / / /

De - / termined to / win, / /

D A

/ / /

Driven by / need, / /

A D

/ / / /

To / see you a - / gain. / /

Chorus:

Break: 1 chorus instrumental then repeat

Chorus: Then repeat last two lines

About When I Get My Reward Chords by The Band

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