Chords for Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (Official Audio)

Tempo:
143.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (Official Audio) chords
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[A] [Bm] .
[A] .
[D] .
[A] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [D] I'm not scared of dying [A] and I [D].
don't really care.
[Bm] [A] If at [D] peace you find [A] in dying, [D] well [E] then, [D].
let the time [A] be near.
[G] If at peace you [D] find in dying, and [G] if [D] dying [Am] time is near.
[D] Just [E] bundle [D] up my coffin, cause it's cold way down there.
I hear that it's cold way [A] down there, [D] yeah, [C#] [B] crazy [F#m] cold way down [D] there.
And when I die, [C#m] and when [F#m] I'm [A] gone, [D] there'll be [C#m] one [Bm] child [D] born.
In this world, carry on, carry [A] on.
[D] [A] [D] .
[A] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [D] [G] [D] .
[G] [D] [C#m] .
[D] [A] .
[D] [A] [D] [A] .
[D] [A] .
[D] [A] Now [D] .
troubles [A] are many, [D] they're as deep [A] as [D] a well.
I can swear there ain't [A] no heaven, [D] but [E] I [D] pray there ain't [A] no hell.
I can swear [G] there [D] ain't no heaven, but I [G] pray [D] [A] there ain't no hell.
[Bm] But I'll [C#m] never know [D] by living, only my dying will tell.
It's only my dying will tell, yeah, [E] only [D] my dying will tell.
And when I [E].
die, and when [A] I'm gone, [D] there'll be [C#m] one [D] child born.
In this world, carry on, carry on, [A] yeah, yeah.
[D] [A] .
[F#m] [C#m] .
[F#m] [B] .
[E] [D] .
[Am] [A#] [F#m] [E] .
[A] .
[D] [A] [D] .
[A] .
[D] Give me my freedom for as long as [A] I [D] be .
[A] [D] All I ask [A] of [D] living is [Bm] to have no [A] chains on me.
[G] All I [D] ask of living is [G] to [D] have no chains on me.
[E] And all [D] I ask of dying is to flow naturally, only wanna flow [A] naturally.
Here I go, ha, [D] [G] hey, hey, right [A] .
behind.
[Bm] [Am] Look out children, here he comes, here he [D] comes, [Am] hey.
[A] Don't wanna [C#] go by the devil, don't wanna go by demon.
Don't wanna go by Satan, don't wanna die uneasy.
[Bm] Just let me go naturally .
And when I [C#m] die, .
[D] and when I'm [E] dead, dead and gone.
[F] .
[Am] [A#] [F#] There'll be one child [D] born in a world to carry [A] on, .
[D] [A] yeah, yeah.
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] .
[N] .
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, D and A of chords. Start with a comfortable 71 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 143. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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

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This song was composed by Laura Nyro.

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