And When I Die

Words & Music:

Laura Nyro

 

CHORUS:

           A                 D     E         A

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

            D   E     A         D        E     A

There'll be one child born in a world to carry on.

            D   E     A       E     A  D  A  D

There'll be one child born to carry on.

 

    A   D        A     D     A     D      A

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

D       E                 A                D               A

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

        A                 D           D     A       E

If it's peace you find in dyin', when dyin' time is here,

     A      E     A      D        A    D        A  D  A  D

Just bundle up my coffin for it's cold way down there.

 

CHORUS:

 

My troubles are many, there as deep as a well

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

Swear there ain't no heaven, pray there ain't no hell,

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

 

CHORUS:

 

Give me my freedom, for as long as I'd be,

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

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

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

 

CHORUS:

 

   A      E    A

...Comin' as I go,

D           A   D     A       D     A  D  A  D

There'll be one child born to carry on.

 




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