When I Go Away — Levon Helm
Chords and lyrics for When I Go Away by Levon Helm (key of G).
Verse 1
[Am]Early in the morning, when the church bells toll
The choir's gonna sing, and the hearse will [G]roll[E7]
On down to the [Am]graveyard, where it's cold and gray
And then the [C]sun's gonna shine through the [G]shadows when [D]I go [Am]away
[Am]Don't want no sorrow, for this old orphan boy
I don't want no crying, only tears of [G]joy[E7]
I'm gonna see my [Am]mother, gonna see my father
And I'll be [C]bound for glory in the [G]morning when [D]I go [Am]away
[G]I'll be lifted up to the clouds on the wings of [Am]angels
[G]There's only flesh and bones in the ground where my troubles will [G]stay[E7]
See that storm over [Am]yonder, it's gonna rain all day
But then the [C]sun's gonna shine through the [G]shadows when [D]I go [Am]away
Bridge
[Am](I'm going home - Lift me up) When I go away
(I'm going home - Lift me up) No more crying
(I'm going home - Lift me up) No more trials
(I'm going home - Lift me up) Home to leave my worries in the
ground
Home to leave my worries in the graveyard
Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard
Home to leave my trials
And I'll be [C]bound for glory in the [G]morning when [D]I go [Am]away
[Am]All my kin who love me, all my friends who care
Look beyond the dark clouds we're gonna meet up [G]there[E7]
When they lay me in the [Am]cold ground, bow your heads and pray
And I'll be [C]bound for glory in the [G]morning when [D]I go [Am]away
And then the [C]sun's gonna shine through the [G]shadows when [D]I go [Am]away
Bridge
And I'll be [C]bound for glory in the [G]morning when [D]I go [Am]away
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