When I'm Gone — Phil Ochs
Chords and lyrics for When I'm Gone by Phil Ochs (key of C).
Verse 1
WHEN I'M GONE by Phil Ochs
[C]There's no place in this world where I'll [Am]belong when I'm gone
And [Dm]I won't know the right from the [G]wrong when I'm gone
And [C]you won't find me [G]singin' on this [Am]song when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it while I'm [C]here
And [C]I won't feel the flowing of the [Am]time when I'm gone
All the [Dm]pleasures of love will not be [G]mine when I'm gone
My [C]pen won't [G]pour a lyric line [Am]when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it while I'm [C]here
And [C]I won't breathe the bracing [Am]air when I'm gone
And [Dm]I can't even worry 'bout my [G]cares when I'm gone
[C]Won't be [G]asked to do my [Am]share when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it while I'm [C]here
And [C]I won't be running from the [Am]rain when I'm gone
And [Dm]I can't even suffer from the [G]pain when I'm gone
[C]Can't say who's to [G]praise and who's to [Am]blame when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it while I'm [C]here
[C]Won't see the golden of the [Am]sun when I'm gone
And the [Dm]evenings and the mornings will be [G]one when I'm gone
[C]Can't be singing [G]louder than the [Am]guns when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it while I'm [C]here
All my [C]days won't be dances of [Am]delight when I'm gone
And the [Dm]sands will be shifting from my [G]sight when I'm gone
[C]Can't add my [G]name into the [Am]fight when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it while I'm [C]here
And [C]I won't be laughing at the [Am]lies when I'm gone
And [Dm]I can't question how or when or [G]why when I'm gone
[C]Can't live [G]proud enough to [Am]die when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it while I'm [C]here
Outro
[C]There's no place in this world where I'll [Am]belong when I'm gone
And [Dm]I won't know the right from the [G]wrong when I'm gone
And [C]you won't find me [G]singin' on this [Am]song when I'm gone
So I [Dm]guess I'll have to [G]do it, I guess [Dm]I'll have to[G] do it,[Dm] guess I'll have
to[G] do it while I'm[C] here
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