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
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Kermit Ruffins - When I Die, You Better Second Line chords
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
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Kermit Ruffins - When I Die - You Better Second Line chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F, Bb, G, F, C, F, G, C, F and Dm in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 69 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 139 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ 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 _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Big Easy album.

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