When I'm Gone
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F#
The telephone is ringing in the afternoon
B
I was talking to your mother--about you
F#
Yeah we were talking 'bout you
She said you were in the garden where the sunshine blooms
I can see you in the front lawn
B F#
When I'm gone, my heart is with you
B C#
And when I'm gone, my heart is with you
B C# C
And I know, I know I'll always be thinking, thinking about
B C#
I hope you know I always call you my home
B C# Ebm Abm
It don't matter where I'm going or what I do
B C# F#
I always come back, I always come back to you
B C# Ebm Abm
And I've got this funny feeling that I'll be seeing you soon
B C# F#
I always come home, I always come home to you
F#
I live by the freeway on a fabric bench
I wonder when the next that time I'll be fed
B F#
I'm fed up, I'm fed up with this
You're probably sleeping in your plastic house
I can see you in the front room
B F#
When I'm gone, my heart is with you
B C#
And when I'm gone, my heart is with you
B C# C
I know, I know I'll always be thinking, thinking about
B C#
I hope you know I always call you my home
B C# Ebm Abm
It don't matter where I'm going or what I do
B C# F#
I always come back, I always come back to yo
B C# Ebm Abm
And I've got this funny feeling that I'll be seeing you soon
B C# F#
I always come home, I always come home to you
B C# C
And I know, I know I'll always be thinking, thinking about
B C#
I hope you know I'll always call you my home
B C# Ebm Abm
It don't matter where I'm going or what I do
B C# F#
I always come back, I always come back to you
B C# Ebm Abm
And I've got this lovely feeling that I'll be seeing you soon
B C# F#
'Cause I'm coming home, I'm coming home to you
How to play When I'm Gone
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.