And when I die (sample)

C - G - Am - F - C + C - G - Am - F - C (2x)

C F C F C

1. I'm not scared a-dyin' and I don't really care,

E Am F C

if it's a peace you find in dyin', then let the time be near.

C F C F Am

If it's a peace you find in dyin', and dyin' time is near,

C F F G C

oh, then bundle up my coffin, for it's cold way down there.

F - Dm C G

And when I die, and when I'm dead, dead and gone

C G F C Am

there'll be one child born in this world to carry on,

C G Am F C

there'll be one child born to carry on.

C F C F C

2. Well, my troubles are many, they’re as deep as a well,

E Am F C

I can swear there ain't no heaven, but I pray there ain't no hell.

C F C F Am

I swear there ain't no heaven, and I pray there ain't no hell,

C F F - G C

but I'll never know by livin', only my dyin' will tell.

+ CHORUS + instr. = verse 1 + instr. = CHORUS

C F C F C

3. Well, give me my freedom, for as long as I'll be,

E Am F C

all I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me.

C F C F Am

And all I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me,

C F F G C

and all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally.

+ CHORUS + instr. = verse 3 + repeat CHORUS

C G Am F C

+ There'll be one child born to carry on.

(Kevin Burke)