When I'm Gone
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Intro
Em D/F# G C
Em D/F# G C N.C.
[Verso 1]
Em D/F# G
He was my father's cousin
C G
And mine twice removed
Em D/F# G
A family man, hard-workin'
C G
He left this world too soon
Em D/F# G
I sat in the church pew
C
Tears filled up my eyes
Em D/F# G
As all his friends and family
C G
Talked about his life
[Verso 2]
Em D/F# G
They said he was the best friend
C G
A man could ever have
Em D/F# G
A son and a husband
C G
A jokester and a dad
Em D/F# G
And it sure got me thinkin'
C
As they laid his body down
Em D/F# G
What story will be told
C G
When my time comes around
[Refrão]
D
When I'm gone, will they care
C G
How much money that I've made
D
Will my success or failure
C G
Be the measure of my days
G C
Or was my love all that mattered all along?
G D Em D/F# G C
What will they say about me when I'm gone?
[Verso 3]
Em D/F# G
I wanna think they have no doubt
C G
How much I really care
Em D/F# G
Or have I been too busy
C G
If I've been more gone than there
Em D/F# G
Nobody lives forever
C
And it's startin' to sink in
Em D/F# G
The way I'm livin' now
C G
Will be the way they tell it then
[Refrão]
D
When I'm gone, will they care
C G
How much money that I've made
D
Will my success or failure
C G
Be the measure of my days
G C
Or was my love all that mattered all along?
G D Em D/F# G C
Oh, what will they say about me when I'm gone?
Interlude
Em D/F# G C
Outro
D N.C.
When I'm gone, will they care
C N.C. G N.C.
How much money that I've made
D
Will my success or failure
C G
Be the measure of my days
G C N.C.
Or was my love all that mattered all along?
G D N.C. G N.C.
Oh, what will they say about me when I'm gone?
How to play When I'm Gone
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.