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Standard Tuning
Capo on 2nd fret
C:  x32010
Em: x22000
E:  x22100
Am: x02210
F:  133211
Intro:
C-Em-Am  
E-Am-F  
CCome on Emtake me Amdown 
Once it's Elost you know we won't Amever have it Fback 
And there was Gnothing I could Edo to change the Ffacts 
You know I Ctried, you know I Gtried 
I Cthrew you Emall I Amhave 
I should have Eknown It never Amfalls just where you Fplan 
And there are Grules I was not Emeant to undersFtand 
I should have Cknown, I should Gknown 
UndersFtand I should have Cknown, I should have Gknown 
And so I'm Fgiving you the Cgun 
Put your Gfinger on the Etrigger 
I've Fknown you in the Cmorning with your Amsoft eyes Gdreaming 
FYou were the Cone 
Who could Gblind me with the Emirror 
And I Fcan't see 
And I don't Gneed this no Cmore 
You put your lCove uEmpon the Amcross 
You know you Esealed it in the Amdarkness all aFlong 
Did you Gthink that I could Eroll away the Fstone 
I'm just a Cchild, I'm just a Gchild 
You know I Ftried, I'm just a Cchild, I'm just a Gchild 
And so I'm Fgiving you the Cgun 
Put your Gfinger on the Etrigger 
I've Fknown you in the Cmorning with your Amsoft eyes Gdreaming 
FYou were the Cone 
Who could Gbreak me with the Ewhisper 
And I'm Fbroken 
And I won't Gtake your time no Cmore 
CMother Emmake my Ambed 
A lady Eshot me and she's Amleft me here to Fdie 
Sit beGside me now and Epromise You won't Fcry 
when I am Cgone, when I am Ggone 
You won't Fcry when I am Cgone, when I am Ggone 
Now you won't Fcry when I am Cgone, when I am Ggone 
Now you won't Fcry when I am Cgone, when I am Ggone 
I've put the original lyrics here, but he's changed the lyrics lately. This is the
alternative version.
Come on take me out
When I am gone you know I'm never coming back
And now there's nothing I could do to change the facts, 
You know I tried 
You know I tried
I threw you all I had 
From the night we spent down Congress Avenue
I should've known that I was never there with you
I should've known 
I should've known
Oh with you 
I should've known
I should've known
So I'm giving you the gun, put your finger to the trigger
Take me out then in the morning when we're done dreaming
You were the one who could blind me with a mirror
And I'm blinded and I won't take your time no more
And I would've worn your cross
But you sealed it in the darkness all alone
Did you think that I could roll away the stone
I'm just a child
I'm just a child
You know I tried
I'm just a child
I'm just a child
So I've given you the gun put your finger to the trigger
Take me out then in the morning when we're done dreaming
You were the one who could blind me with the mirror
And I'm blinded and I won't take your time no more
Sister, make my bed, if I'm shot
You know I'd hold your hand to die
Sit beside me now and promise you won't cry 
When I am gone
When I am gone
Now you won't cry 
When I am gone
When I am gone
Now you won't cry
When I am gone
And I am gone

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When Im Gone

by Sparrow House

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

Capo on 2nd fret

: x32010

: x22000

: x22100

: x02210

: 133211

Intro:

C Em Am

E Am F

C Em Am

Come on take me down

E Am F

Once it's lost you know we won't ever have it back

G E F

And there was nothing I could do to change the facts

C G

You know I tried, you know I tried

C Em Am

I threw you all I have

E Am F

I should have known It never falls just where you plan

G E F

And there are rules I was not meant to understand

C G

I should have known, I should known

F C G

Understand I should have known, I should have known

F C

And so I'm giving you the gun

G E

Put your finger on the trigger

F C Am G

I've known you in the morning with your soft eyes dreaming

F C

You were the one

G E

Who could blind me with the mirror

And I can't see

G C

And I don't need this no more

C Em Am

You put your love upon the cross

E Am F

You know you sealed it in the darkness all along

G E F

Did you think that I could roll away the stone

C G

I'm just a child, I'm just a child

F C G

You know I tried, I'm just a child, I'm just a child

F C

And so I'm giving you the gun

G E

Put your finger on the trigger

F C Am G

I've known you in the morning with your soft eyes dreaming

F C

You were the one

G E

Who could break me with the whisper

And I'm broken

G C

And I won't take your time no more

C Em Am

Mother make my bed

E Am F

A lady shot me and she's left me here to die

G E F

Sit beside me now and promise You won't cry

C G

when I am gone, when I am gone

F C G

You won't cry when I am gone, when I am gone

F C G

Now you won't cry when I am gone, when I am gone

F C G

Now you won't cry when I am gone, when I am gone

I've put the original lyrics here, but he's changed the lyrics lately. This is the

alternative version.

Come on take me out

When I am gone you know I'm never coming back

And now there's nothing I could do to change the facts,

You know I tried

I threw you all I had

From the night we spent down Congress Avenue

I should've known that I was never there with you

I should've known

Oh with you

I should've known

So I'm giving you the gun, put your finger to the trigger

Take me out then in the morning when we're done dreaming

You were the one who could blind me with a mirror

And I'm blinded and I won't take your time no more

And I would've worn your cross

But you sealed it in the darkness all alone

Did you think that I could roll away the stone

I'm just a child

You know I tried

I'm just a child

So I've given you the gun put your finger to the trigger

Take me out then in the morning when we're done dreaming

You were the one who could blind me with the mirror

And I'm blinded and I won't take your time no more

Sister, make my bed, if I'm shot

You know I'd hold your hand to die

Sit beside me now and promise you won't cry

When I am gone

Now you won't cry

When I am gone

Now you won't cry

When I am gone

And I am gone

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