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When I Die

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                              "When I Die"
Intro:
	                                         1 1
					Fm7/Bb[Fm7: xxx091]
	  / / / /  / / / /
Verse 1:
	     Eb  Gm7*   Fm7  
	When I die  I hope to be
	                                   Fm7/Bb    Cm7    F9  Ab/  Bb  Eb**
	       A better man than you thought I'd be
	* Gm7/D during final repeat of verse 1
Verse 2:
	It's been hard  to make you see
	What kind of man  I'm tryin' to be
Verse 3:
	All I ask  for you to try
	To understand what it means to me
Bridge:
	            G6  F6/G  
	It's not hard      to understand  why you
	              G6  F6/G  
	Get discouraged      all the time
	            G6  F6/G  
	I keep tryin'      not to worry, but I
	                 G6  F6/G  
	Can't help feelin'      lost in you
	       C   Em/B   Am   C/G  D9/F#  
	But I lo--o--o--o--ove you
	LFmove Fm6you
	Fm7/Bb[Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus2 Bb7-9   <- implied by vocal harmonies]
	 And    I   need   you
Verse 4:
	Time goes by  and you'll find
	That we'll achieve a love sublime
Instrumental break 1:
   Cm F9 Fm Bb13
	[   C    G    F       G<- sax ]
	  /  /  /  /
[repeat verse 1]
Instrumental break 2:
   F Em Dm7 G7
	[   A    G    C       D<- sax ]
	  /  /  /  /
[repeat bridge]
Post-bridge:
	(Fm7/Bb)
	'Cause I love you   and I want you
	'Cause I got to, got to have you
	'Cause I, 'cause I need you
[repeat verse 1]
Coda [repeat to fade]:
	              Cm7             F9  Ab/   Bb  Bm  
	Be  (the kind of man that you thought I'd)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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When I Die

by Motherlode

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7/Bb

Fm7

Gm7

Cm7

Em/B

C/G

Fm6

Bb13

Dm7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"When I Die"

Intro:

1 1

Fm7/Bb Fm7

[: xxx091]

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

Eb Gm7 Fm7

When I die I hope to be

Fm7/Bb Cm7 F9 Ab Bb Eb

/ **

A better man than you thought I'd be

* Gm7/D during final repeat of verse 1

Verse 2:

It's been hard to make you see

What kind of man I'm tryin' to be

Verse 3:

All I ask for you to try

To understand what it means to me

Bridge:

G6 F6 G

It's not hard to understand why you

G6 F6 G

Get discouraged all the time

G6 F6 G

I keep tryin' not to worry, but I

G6 F6 G

Can't help feelin' lost in you

C Em/B Am C/G D9 F#

But I lo--o--o--o--ove you

Fm Fm6

Love you

Fm7/Bb

[Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus2 Bb7-9 <- implied by vocal harmonies]

And I need you

Verse 4:

Time goes by and you'll find

That we'll achieve a love sublime

Instrumental break 1:

Cm F9 Fm Bb13

C G F G

[ <- sax ]

/ / / /

[repeat verse 1]

Instrumental break 2:

F Em Dm7 G7

A G C D

[ <- sax ]

/ / / /

[repeat bridge]

Post-bridge:

Fm7/Bb

()

'Cause I love you and I want you

'Cause I got to, got to have you

'Cause I, 'cause I need you

[repeat verse 1]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

Cm7 F9 Ab Bb Bm

Be (the kind of man that you thought I'd)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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