G C G
No one give a shit about the way I walk
C G
I don't mix my words, it's just the way I talk
C G
I got a pistol in my pocket and a-one black eye
C G
I say forget these motherfuckers, let's go get high
D
Ooh, maybe I should do right
C
But I feel like doing wrong
G C G
When I'm gone
C G
I got a pretty little woman, gonna make her my wife
C G
Gonna start myself a family, make a brand new life
D C
Ooh, and maybe they'll realize that I'm-a able and I'm strong
G C G C
When I'm gone
BRIDGE: G C
Maybe they'll forgive me
D
Beg boy, just come on home
C G
When I'm gone
C G
I got a baby on the way and I can't provide
C G
You can't live on love, you can't live on pride
D C
But I come to realize, well it's harder than I thought
G C G D
When I'm gone
C G D
I could feel it closing in on me
C G D
I got to be all I can be
C G
In this life there ain't no guarantee
C G
You don't get no shit for free
C G D
Well, you get it on your own and you bring it home
C G C G C G C G
When I'm gone
C G
So I'll go and join the army, gonna walk that line
C G
A desperate decision for a desperate time
D C
Ooh, and maybe they'll realize that I was worth my salt
G C G
When I'm gone
C G
Ooh darling, darling I know you'll miss me
C D
Ooh, we'll just have to stay strong
C G D C
When I'm gone
G D C
When I'm gone
G D C
When I'm gone
G
