Chords for David Clayton-Thomas 8-11-13: And When I Die

come the story of your life.
And every song I have on this set list here,
I can think [G#] of where I was at that time
and where that song came from.
So I hope you don't mind if [E] I share some of these stories with you.
[F#] _ _
_ This next song [A#] came to me. _
Our bass [C#] player in Blood, Sweat, and Tears,
we used to rehearse at a little loft.
And [F#] his bass player, my bass player had a girlfriend
who used to bring pizza to the [C#] rehearsals.
_ [G] And one day she said to me in a little voice,
would you like [F#] to hear some of my songs?
_ I said, oh, you write songs?
She said, [F] yes. _
I said, sure, why not?
She sat down at the piano and played me about five songs,
one after another, and it just [B] completely blew me off my feet.
As I remember, the songs were Stone Soul Picnic,
Eli's Coming, He's a Runner.
I mean, it was just one unbelievable piece of music after another.
This year she [F#] was inducted into the Rock [Cm] and Roll Hall of Fame.
My bass [A] player's girlfriend's name was Laura Miro.
[B] _ [F#] Who knew? _ _
And I said [N] at the time, you know what,
I've got to record some of her songs.
And I did.
And this one turned out to be very successful for both of us.
Hit it, guys. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ I'm [D] not scared [A] of dying, [D] [A] and I [D] don't really [A] _ care.
If it means [D] I'll find [F#m] and die, well then, [D] let the time [A] be near.
[G] If it's an English [D] island, I'm an Andy Lyons,
[E] I'm his dear.
[B] Bumble up [D] my cotton, come cold way down there.
I hear the news cold way [A] down there, yeah.
Crazy [D] cold way down there.
[Bm] And when I [C#m] die, and [F#m] when I'm [A] gone,
there'll be one [E] child born,
just hold on, hold on, [D] to carry [A] on.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ Our [D] troubles [A] are many, [D]
dear.
[A] _ [D] He's passed away, [A] _
[A] I can [D] swear there ain't [A] no help.
[D] But I pray there ain't [A] no help. _
[G] Swear there ain't [D] no help, I mean I pray there ain't [Bm] no help.
I'll never know [D] my end, I didn't know not.
[A] Dying didn't come this way, dying will tell.
[B] Well, [D] only my dying will [A] tell.
[Bm] And when I [E] die, and [F#m] when I'm gone,
there'll be one [D] child born in this world to carry on. Carry [A] on.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ Give me my freedom [A] for as long as I live.
_ _ _ [D] All I ask [A] of living [D] is to [D] have no chains [A] on me.
_ _ [G] All I [D] ask of living is to have no chains on me.
All I ask of dying is to go [A] back to where you came from. [D] Go [E] naturally.
_ [A] _
_ Go [F#m] home.
If I'm the [A] devil who's right behind you,
go home.
Don't want to go by the devil,
don't want to go by the demons,
don't want to go by Satan.
_ [C#] Don't want to die _ uneasy, _ _ _ _
so just let me [A#] go.
Do I still have my choir here? [C#] Say _ [F#] yeah. _
Just let [D#] me go.
_ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ Beautiful. _
[F#] _ And when I [Bm] die, _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ and when I'm _ dead _ [E] _ and [F] _
gone,
_ _ _ _ [G#] there will [B] be [A#] _ _ one [F#] _ _ [D] child born _ _ _ in [D#] this world to carry on.
To [A] carry [D] on.
Home.
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ All right. _ _
_ _ _ Folks, look at the church.
Got