And When I Die Chords by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Tempo:
121.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

C#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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And When I Die chords
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[G#]
[A#] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
I'm not [D] [A] scared of dying and I [D] don't really [A] care
If it's [D] peace you find [A] in dying, well [D] then, let the time [A] be near
[G] If it's peace you find [D] in dying, and if dying [E] time is near
Just bundle up [D] my coffin, [A] cause it's all the way down there
I hear that it's cold way down there, yeah, crazy cold way [D] down there
And [Bm] when I [C#m] die, and [F#m] when I'm [A] gone, there'll be one child [D] born
And this world will carry on, carry [A] on
[D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Now [D] troubles [A] are many, they're as [D]
deep [A] as a well
I can [D] swear there ain't [A] no heaven, [D] but I pray there ain't [A]
no hell
[G] Swear there [D] ain't no heaven, and I pray there ain't [E] no hell
But I'll never know [D] by living, [A] only my dying will tell
It's only my dying will tell, yeah, only [Bm] my [A] dying will tell
[D] And when I [C#m] die, and when I'm gone, there'll be one [D] child born
And this world will carry on, carry on, [A] yeah, [D] yeah
[A]
[B] [C#m] [B] [F#m]
[B] [E] Give [F#m]
[C#m] [D] [F] [F#]
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] me [A] my freedom [D] for as long [A] as I [D] be
[A] All [D] I ask [A] of living [E] is to have [D] no chains [A] on me
[G] All I [D] ask of living is to have no [E] chains on [Bm] me
And all [D] I ask of dying is [A] to go naturally, only wanna go naturally
Here I [E] go!
Hey, hey!
[Em] Right behind, look [A] out children!
Here I come!
[E] Here I come!
Hey!
Don't wanna go by the devil, [G#] don't wanna go by demon
Don't wanna go by Satan, don't wanna die [B] uneasy
Just let me go naturally
[Bm] And when I [C#m]
die, [D] and when I'm dead, [E] dead and [F] gone
[E] There'll [A#] be one [F#] child [D] born
In a world to [A] carry on, to carry [D] on, yeah, yeah
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
C#m
13421114
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, A and D. A good strategy is to initiate at 69 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 139 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
I'm not [D] _ [A] scared of dying and I [D] don't really [A] _ care
If it's [D] peace you find [A] in dying, well [D] then, let the time [A] be near
[G] If it's peace you find [D] in dying, and if dying [E] time is near
Just bundle up [D] my coffin, [A] cause it's all the way down there
I hear that it's cold way down there, yeah, crazy cold way [D] down there
And [Bm] when I [C#m] die, and [F#m] when I'm [A] gone, there'll be one child [D] born
And this world will carry on, carry _ [A] on
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Now [D] troubles [A] are many, they're as [D]
deep [A] as a well
I can [D] swear there ain't [A] no heaven, [D] but I pray there ain't [A]
no hell
_ [G] Swear there [D] ain't no heaven, and I pray there ain't [E] no hell
But I'll never know [D] by living, [A] only my dying will tell
It's only my dying will tell, yeah, only [Bm] my [A] dying will tell
[D] And when I [C#m] die, and when I'm gone, there'll be one [D] child born
And this world will carry on, carry on, [A] yeah, [D] yeah
_ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] Give _ [F#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] me [A] my freedom [D] for as long [A] as I [D] be
_ [A] All [D] I ask [A] of living [E] is to have [D] no chains [A] on me
[G] _ All I [D] ask of living is to have no [E] chains on [Bm] me
And all [D] I ask of dying is [A] to go naturally, only wanna go naturally
Here I [E] go!
_ _ Hey, hey! _ _ _
_ [Em] Right behind, look [A] out children! _
Here I come!
[E] _ Here I come!
Hey!
_ _ _ _ Don't wanna go by the devil, [G#] don't wanna go by demon
Don't wanna go by Satan, don't wanna die [B] uneasy _ _ _
Just let me go naturally _
[Bm] _ And when I [C#m] _ _
die, _ [D] _ and when I'm dead, [E] dead and _ _ [F] gone _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ There'll [A#] be one _ _ [F#] _ child [D] born
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In a world to [A] carry on, to carry _ [D] on, yeah, yeah
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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