Chords for Kermit Ruffins - When I Die, You Better Second Line
Tempo:
138.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Bettee's Benny Jones close the wall to start Alright
[Dm]
[Fm] [Bb]
[G] When [Bbm]
[F]
[G] [C]
[F] [G] [F]
I [Bb]
[F]
[D] die
[G]
[B] You [Bb] you better second
[F]
[Bb] [B] [F]
[C]
[F] When I [Bb] die
[F]
[D] you
[F] [G]
you
Better [C]
second life
[Gm] [C]
When the angels
[F] When they meet me at the [Gm] gate
[F]
[Bb] Be so [Eb] happy
[Bb] So happy to see my [B] safe space
[D]
[F] [D]
You
[G]
[C] [Gm]
[F]
[Bb]
[Fm] [F]
[Db]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [G]
[Eb] [Fm]
[G] [B] When [Bb]
[G] [C] [Dm]
[Cm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Em] [Fm]
[Cm] [Dm]
[D]
[F] [B] [Bb]
[G] [Cm] [Dm]
[Fm] [C]
[Fm] I die
[C] You better second life
[Fm] When I die
[D] You better second [C] life
[F] You better strike up the band every day of [B] the week
[G] Parade my soul up in Dallas
[C] Oh
[Bb]
[C] Lord you better second life
[Db] [C] when [Fm] I
[A]
Better [C] [F] second life
[Eb] [Dm] When I [Bb] die you better [C] monkey shine
Dad [Eb] put my coffin [F] on top [B] of the ball
[Bb] Put [G] the jukebox on a close-up [Ab] walk with
[C]
[D] You [C] better second [Cm]
life
When [Dm] I die
[C] Better second life
When [Fm] I die
[D] You better [G] second life
[C] You better put my beeper on my [B] side
[D] Makes the pretty girls think [G] I'm still [B] alive.
I
[C]
Love [Ab] you better [C] second life.
Oh
when [F] I die
[Eb]
Better [Dm] second life
[F] When I [Bb] die
[D] you better second life
[Cm]
You [C] better put my trumpet on my side for the big jam [G] session behind the skies
[C] when I [Dm] die
[F] All are we gonna [C] second life?
[D]
[Dm] [Cm]
[C] [Bbm]
[B] [F] [G]
[Ab] [D] [C]
[Eb] [Db] [C] [F]
[Fm] [C]
[F] [C]
[Am]
[C]
[Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F]
[Dm] [C] [D]
[Bb]
[D] [G]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[Dm]
[Dm] [Cm]
[C] Oh when [Fm] I die
[A]
You [Cm] better second [F] life
[C]
Second [Eb] when [F] I [Bb] die
[D] you better [G] second life
[C]
You [Cm] better put my [G] gators on my [B] feet [Bb] in case it's too [G] hot for me to take the heat when [C] I die
Oh Lord, you better second [Bb] life
[Db] You better [C] second life.
[D]
Oh, yeah.
Yeah [Fm] second life Second life
[Ab] [Dm] You better second [D] life
[C] Yeah, I want six white horses [E] and
[Dm] 15 short girls [Bb] to sing and dance me a song
Right here under the Claiborne Avenue bridge
[C] I'm Claiborne and down [Bb] Claiborne
And [D] when I get my jug, [C] I want y'all to spike up that didn't he ramble
We gon second life
[F] [Fm] Everybody go ahead
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Bb] Light up the [C] grill and barbecue all week [F] long
[Eb] You [C]
[Dm] die
[Bb] second [C] [F] life
[Dm]
[Fm] [Bb]
[G] When [Bbm]
[F]
[G] [C]
[F] [G] [F]
I [Bb]
[F]
[D] die
[G]
[B] You [Bb] you better second
[F]
[Bb] [B] [F]
[C]
[F] When I [Bb] die
[F]
[D] you
[F] [G]
you
Better [C]
second life
[Gm] [C]
When the angels
[F] When they meet me at the [Gm] gate
[F]
[Bb] Be so [Eb] happy
[Bb] So happy to see my [B] safe space
[D]
[F] [D]
You
[G]
[C] [Gm]
[F]
[Bb]
[Fm] [F]
[Db]
[Dm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [G]
[Eb] [Fm]
[G] [B] When [Bb]
[G] [C] [Dm]
[Cm]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [Em] [Fm]
[Cm] [Dm]
[D]
[F] [B] [Bb]
[G] [Cm] [Dm]
[Fm] [C]
[Fm] I die
[C] You better second life
[Fm] When I die
[D] You better second [C] life
[F] You better strike up the band every day of [B] the week
[G] Parade my soul up in Dallas
[C] Oh
[Bb]
[C] Lord you better second life
[Db] [C] when [Fm] I
[A]
Better [C] [F] second life
[Eb] [Dm] When I [Bb] die you better [C] monkey shine
Dad [Eb] put my coffin [F] on top [B] of the ball
[Bb] Put [G] the jukebox on a close-up [Ab] walk with
[C]
[D] You [C] better second [Cm]
life
When [Dm] I die
[C] Better second life
When [Fm] I die
[D] You better [G] second life
[C] You better put my beeper on my [B] side
[D] Makes the pretty girls think [G] I'm still [B] alive.
I
[C]
Love [Ab] you better [C] second life.
Oh
when [F] I die
[Eb]
Better [Dm] second life
[F] When I [Bb] die
[D] you better second life
[Cm]
You [C] better put my trumpet on my side for the big jam [G] session behind the skies
[C] when I [Dm] die
[F] All are we gonna [C] second life?
[D]
[Dm] [Cm]
[C] [Bbm]
[B] [F] [G]
[Ab] [D] [C]
[Eb] [Db] [C] [F]
[Fm] [C]
[F] [C]
[Am]
[C]
[Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Dm]
[G] [C] [F]
[Dm] [C] [D]
[Bb]
[D] [G]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[Dm]
[Dm] [Cm]
[C] Oh when [Fm] I die
[A]
You [Cm] better second [F] life
[C]
Second [Eb] when [F] I [Bb] die
[D] you better [G] second life
[C]
You [Cm] better put my [G] gators on my [B] feet [Bb] in case it's too [G] hot for me to take the heat when [C] I die
Oh Lord, you better second [Bb] life
[Db] You better [C] second life.
[D]
Oh, yeah.
Yeah [Fm] second life Second life
[Ab] [Dm] You better second [D] life
[C] Yeah, I want six white horses [E] and
[Dm] 15 short girls [Bb] to sing and dance me a song
Right here under the Claiborne Avenue bridge
[C] I'm Claiborne and down [Bb] Claiborne
And [D] when I get my jug, [C] I want y'all to spike up that didn't he ramble
We gon second life
[F] [Fm] Everybody go ahead
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[Bb] Light up the [C] grill and barbecue all week [F] long
[Eb] You [C]
[Dm] die
[Bb] second [C] [F] life
Key:
C
F
Bb
G
D
C
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Bettee's Benny Jones close the wall to start Alright _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] When [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ I [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ die
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] You [Bb] _ you better _ second
[F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] When I [Bb] _ die
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[D] you
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
you
_ _ _ _ Better [C]
second life
_ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ When the angels _
_ _ _ [F] When they meet me at the [Gm] gate
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Be so [Eb] happy
[Bb] So happy to see my [B] safe space
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ You
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] When [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] I die _
[C] _ You better second life _
_ _ _ [Fm] When I die _
[D] _ You better second [C] life _
_ _ _ [F] You better strike up the band every day of [B] the week
_ [G] Parade my soul up in Dallas
[C] Oh
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] Lord you better second life
[Db] _ _ [C] _ when [Fm] I
_ [A] _
_ Better [C] _ [F] second life _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] When I [Bb] die you better [C] monkey shine _
_ _ _ _ Dad [Eb] put my coffin [F] on top [B] of the ball
[Bb] Put [G] the jukebox on a close-up [Ab] walk with
[C] _ _
_ [D] You _ [C] better second [Cm]
life
_ _ _ When [Dm] I die
_ _ _ [C] Better second life
_ _ _ _ When [Fm] I die
_ [D] _ You better [G] second life
_ [C] _ _ You better put my beeper on my [B] side
[D] Makes the pretty girls think [G] I'm still [B] alive.
I
[C] _ _
Love _ [Ab] you better [C] second life.
_ _ Oh
when [F] I die
[Eb] _
_ _ Better [Dm] second life _
_ _ _ [F] When I [Bb] die _
[D] you better second life
_ [Cm] _
_ _ You [C] better put my trumpet on my side for the big jam [G] session behind the skies
[C] when I [Dm] die _
[F] All are we gonna [C] second life? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Oh when [Fm] I die
[A] _
_ You [Cm] better second [F] life
[C]
Second [Eb] when [F] I [Bb] die _
[D] you better [G] second life
_ [C] _
_ _ You [Cm] better put my [G] gators on my [B] feet [Bb] in case it's too [G] hot for me to take the heat when [C] I die _ _
Oh Lord, you better second [Bb] life _ _
[Db] You better [C] second life.
_ _ [D]
Oh, yeah.
Yeah [Fm] second life Second life
[Ab] _ _ [Dm] You better second [D] life
_ _ [C] _ _ Yeah, I want six white horses [E] and
_ [Dm] 15 short girls [Bb] to sing and dance me a song
_ Right here under the Claiborne Avenue bridge
[C] I'm Claiborne and down [Bb] Claiborne
And [D] when I get my jug, [C] I want y'all to spike up that didn't he ramble
We gon second life
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ Everybody go ahead
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Light up the [C] grill and barbecue all week [F] long
_ [Eb] You [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] die _
_ [Bb] second [C] _ [F] life _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Bettee's Benny Jones close the wall to start Alright _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] When [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ I [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ die
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] You [Bb] _ you better _ second
[F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] When I [Bb] _ die
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[D] you
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
you
_ _ _ _ Better [C]
second life
_ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ When the angels _
_ _ _ [F] When they meet me at the [Gm] gate
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Be so [Eb] happy
[Bb] So happy to see my [B] safe space
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ You
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] When [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] I die _
[C] _ You better second life _
_ _ _ [Fm] When I die _
[D] _ You better second [C] life _
_ _ _ [F] You better strike up the band every day of [B] the week
_ [G] Parade my soul up in Dallas
[C] Oh
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] Lord you better second life
[Db] _ _ [C] _ when [Fm] I
_ [A] _
_ Better [C] _ [F] second life _
_ [Eb] _ [Dm] When I [Bb] die you better [C] monkey shine _
_ _ _ _ Dad [Eb] put my coffin [F] on top [B] of the ball
[Bb] Put [G] the jukebox on a close-up [Ab] walk with
[C] _ _
_ [D] You _ [C] better second [Cm]
life
_ _ _ When [Dm] I die
_ _ _ [C] Better second life
_ _ _ _ When [Fm] I die
_ [D] _ You better [G] second life
_ [C] _ _ You better put my beeper on my [B] side
[D] Makes the pretty girls think [G] I'm still [B] alive.
I
[C] _ _
Love _ [Ab] you better [C] second life.
_ _ Oh
when [F] I die
[Eb] _
_ _ Better [Dm] second life _
_ _ _ [F] When I [Bb] die _
[D] you better second life
_ [Cm] _
_ _ You [C] better put my trumpet on my side for the big jam [G] session behind the skies
[C] when I [Dm] die _
[F] All are we gonna [C] second life? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[B] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Oh when [Fm] I die
[A] _
_ You [Cm] better second [F] life
[C]
Second [Eb] when [F] I [Bb] die _
[D] you better [G] second life
_ [C] _
_ _ You [Cm] better put my [G] gators on my [B] feet [Bb] in case it's too [G] hot for me to take the heat when [C] I die _ _
Oh Lord, you better second [Bb] life _ _
[Db] You better [C] second life.
_ _ [D]
Oh, yeah.
Yeah [Fm] second life Second life
[Ab] _ _ [Dm] You better second [D] life
_ _ [C] _ _ Yeah, I want six white horses [E] and
_ [Dm] 15 short girls [Bb] to sing and dance me a song
_ Right here under the Claiborne Avenue bridge
[C] I'm Claiborne and down [Bb] Claiborne
And [D] when I get my jug, [C] I want y'all to spike up that didn't he ramble
We gon second life
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ Everybody go ahead
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Light up the [C] grill and barbecue all week [F] long
_ [Eb] You [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] die _
_ [Bb] second [C] _ [F] life _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _