When You're Gone
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Intro
A E C#m B
A E
You're the place I used to go to
C#m B
just to breathe
A E
On those nights when
B
I can't find sleep
A
Lay awake
E C#m B
I'm broken and I don't know what to feel
A E B
Need to hold on to what is real
A E
Everything I knew
C#m B
is painted in blue
A E
And everything I do
C#m B
there's a trace left of you
C#m E
I try to put my ruins back together
A B
I know that in the end it's for the better
C#m E
Though I'm gonna miss you til forever
A B
You're gone, when you're gone
C#m E
Promise that you'll stay the same and never
A B
Lose your hope of finding something better
C#m E
Though I'm gonna miss you til forever
A B
You're gone, when you're gone
A E C#m B
You're gone, when you're gone
A E B
You're gone, when you're gone
A E
We were good together
C#m B
but I pushed you away
A E B
Guess I always knew that I'd let you down
A E
Even though you always knew
C#m B
the right thing to say
A E B
This time I need to try and fix me somehow
A E
Everything I knew
C#m B
is painted in blue
A E
And everything I do
C#m B
there's a trace left of you
C#m E
I try to put my ruins back together
A B
I know that in the end it's for the better
C#m E
Though I'm gonna miss you til forever
A B
You're gone, when you're gone
C#m E
Promise that you'll stay the same and never
A B
Lose your hope of finding something better
C#m E
Though I'm gonna miss you til forever
A B
You're gone, when you're gone
A B
Sometimes I wish that we never ended
C#m E
All that we had then comes back to me and
A B
All that we dreamed of
could be right here cause
C#m E A B
Sometimes I wish that we never ended
C#m E
That we never ended
A B
We never ended
C#m E
We never ended
C#m E
I try to put my ruins back together
A B
I know that in the end it's for the better
C#m E
Though I'm gonna miss you til forever
A B
You're gone, when you're gone
C#m E
Promise that you'll stay the same and never
A B
Lose your hope of finding something better
C#m E
Though I'm gonna miss you til forever
A B
You're gone, when you're gone
C#m E
Promise you'll be better off without me
A B
Be everything you wanna be without me
(one strum)
C#m
Take everything that's left
B
and go without me
A
I'm gone
How to play When You're Gone
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.