And When I Die — Blood, Sweat & Tears
Chords and lyrics for And When I Die by Blood, Sweat & Tears (key of D).
Verse 1
AND WHEN I DIE:Blood Sweat & Tears.
Top ten in 1969.
[A] [Bm7] [A] [Bm7] [A]
#1.
[D]I'm [A]not [D]scared of [A]dying, [D]and I [A]don't [D]really [A]care.
[D]If it's [A]peace you [D]find in [A]dying, [D]well then [E]let
the [D]time be [A]near.
If it's [G]peace you find in [D]dying, when [G]dying [D]time
is [E11]here,
Just [Bm7]bundle [C#m7]up my [D]coffin, [E]cause it's [A]cold [D]way down [A]there.
I [D]hear that it's [A]cold [D]way down [A]there. Yeah, [D][C#m]cra..zy [Bm]cold
[E7]way down [A][D][A]there.[A][D]
Chorus
[Bm7]And when I [C#m7]die, [F#m7]and when I'm [A7]gone,
there'll be [D]one [C#m]child [Bm7]born
and a [E11]world to carry on, to carry [A][D][A][D][A]on.[D][A][D]
#2.
[D]My [A][D]troubles are [A]many, [D]they're as [A]deep [D]as a [A]well.
[D]I can [A]swear there [D]ain't no [A]heaven [D]and I [E]pray
there [D]ain't no [A]hell.
I can [G]swear there ain't no [D]heaven and [G]pray there
[D]ain't no [E11]hell,
But I'll [Bm7]never [C#m7]know by [D]living, [E]only my [A][D]dying will [A]tell.
[D]Only my [A][D]dying will [A]tell. [D]Only my [A][D]dying will [A]tell.
Chorus
[Bm7]And when I [C#m7]die, [F#m7]and when I'm [A7]gone,
there'll be [D]one [C#m]child [Bm7]born
and a [E11]world to carry on, to carry [A][D][A][D][A]on.[D][A][D]
#3.
[A]Give [D]me my [A]freedom [D]for as [A]long [D]as I [A]be.
[A]All I [D]ask of [A]living [D]is to [E]have no [D]chains on [A]me.
[G]All I ask of [D]living is to [G]have no [D]chains on [E11]me,
And [Bm7]all I [C#m7]ask of [D]dying [E]is to [A]go [D][A]naturally.
[D]Only want to [A]go [D][A]naturally.
[A]Here I go. Hey Hey!
Here comes the devil. [D]Right [A]Behind.
[A]Look out [D][A]children. [D]Here he [A]comes!
[D]Here he [A]comes! [D][A]Hey...
#4.
[A]Don't want to go by the [D]devil.
[A]Don't want to go by [D]demon.
[A]Don't want to go by [D]Satan,
[A]Don't want to die uneasy.
[A]Just let me go naturally.
Outro
[Bm7] And when I [C#m7]die, [D] and when I'm dead [C#m7]dead and [F]gone,
there'll be [A#]one [F#]child [D]born
and a world to carry on, to carry [A][D][A][D][A][D]on.[D][A][D][A]
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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