McGuinness Flint - When im dead and gone
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McGuinness Flint
“When I’m Dead And Gone”
Chords:
Mandolin:
E C2 F3 G0
A 0 2 0
D 0 0 2
G 2 0 2
Guitar:
E C2 F3 G0
B 3 3 2
G 2 0 2
D 0 0 2
A x 2 0
E x 3 x
Intro:
C F C F
Intro fill:
At the end of the G, on the top string, run down (this also repeats through the verse):
Guitar:
E: 3-3-3---2---0-|
B: 3-3-3---3---3-|
G: 0-0-0---0---0-|
D: 0-0-0---0---0-|
Mandolin:
E: 3-3-3---2---0-|
A: 2-2-2---2---0-|
D: 0-0-0---0---0-|
G: 0-0-0---0---0-|
COh I love you baby. I Flove you night and day.
CWhen I leave you baby. FDon't cry the night away.
CWhen I die don't you write. No Fwords upon my tomb.
CI don't believe I want to leave no Fepitaph of doom.
COh oh oh oh. WhGen I'm dead aCnd gone F
CI want to leave some Ghappy woman livinCg on. F G
COh oh oh oh. WhGen I'm deadC and gone F
Cdon't want nobody to Gmourn beside my Fgrave. C
(note – at the end of the first chorus couplet, G->A progression is much quicker than
other changes – same as in the outro)
COh my Melinda, she's out tFo get my hide.
CShe's got a shotgun and her dFaughter by her side.
CHey there ladies. JohFnson's free.
CWho's got the love, who's got enough tFo keep a man like me?
COh oh oh oh. WhGen I'm dead aCnd gone F
CI want to leave some Ghappy woman livinCg on. F G
COh oh oh oh. WhGen I'm deadC and gone F
CDon't want nobody to Gmourn beside my Fgrave. C
Instrumental / solo (to play this, you need a kazoo and to forget how to play the guitar
– otherwise, twiddling on the D pentatonic suffices)
COh oh oh oh. WhGen I'm dead aCnd gone F
CI want to leave some Ghappy woman liviCng on.F G
COh oh oh oh. WhGen I'm deadC and gone F
CDon't want nobody to Gmourn beside my Fgrave. C
Outro:
D / / / G / A / (repeat & fade – or end on D)
Ooh la la la