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ARTIST: Rare Earth
SONG: If I Die
ALBUM: One World, 1971
FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria
E-MAIL: [email protected]
DATE: 11 Sep 2001
used chords:
  Em7  Ebm7  F7  E  Esus
e--7---6-----1---0---0----|
B--8---7-----1---0---0----|
G--7---6-----2---1---2----|
D--9---8-----1---2---2----|
A--7---6-----3---2---2----|
E------------1---0---0----|
IF I DIE
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Intro:
 Em7  Ebm7  F7  E
Verse:
Em7Rain is falEbm7ling on my head,
F7pretty soon EI might be dead.
Em7The end is Ebm7here, Lord, it's plain to see
F7I guess my Ecountry's made a fool of me.
Chorus:
      E[Esus]  A  
If I die,     please make sure,
SGomeone will brAing me hEome.
      E[Esus]   A  
If I die,     tomorrow,
SGomeone will bAe all alEone.
Verse:
Family's children standin' by,
Mother finds it hard not to cry.
A look of sadness on their face,
Tryin' hard not to show a trace.
Chorus
One last question before I go,
One last answer I must know.
Tomorrow morning I'll be alone,
Can you tell me why I can't be home?
Chorus
Chorus
I don't wanna die, but if I die...
Chorus

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If I Die

by Rare Earth

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Em7

Ebm7

Esus

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

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

ARTIST: Rare Earth

SONG: If I Die

ALBUM: One World, 1971

FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria

E-MAIL: [email protected]

DATE: 11 Sep 2001

used chords:

Em7 Ebm7 F7 E Esus

e--7---6-----1---0---0----|

B--8---7-----1---0---0----|

G--7---6-----2---1---2----|

D--9---8-----1---2---2----|

A--7---6-----3---2---2----|

E------------1---0---0----|

IF I DIE

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Intro:

Em7 Ebm7 F7 E

Verse:

Em7 Ebm7

Rain is falling on my head,

F7 E

pretty soon I might be dead.

Em7 Ebm7

The end is here, Lord, it's plain to see

F7 E

I guess my country's made a fool of me.

Chorus:

E Esus A

[]

If I die, please make sure,

G A E

Someone will bring me home.

E Esus A

[]

If I die, tomorrow,

G A E

Someone will be all alone.

Verse:

Family's children standin' by,

Mother finds it hard not to cry.

A look of sadness on their face,

Tryin' hard not to show a trace.

Chorus

One last question before I go,

One last answer I must know.

Tomorrow morning I'll be alone,

Can you tell me why I can't be home?

Chorus

I don't wanna die, but if I die...

Chorus

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