To get a sound closer to the fingerpicking in the actual song, play the chords in
the following manner:
D C Am7 Em G (this part changes, so
e|--0h2-0--0--0----0--0-----0---0--0--0----0--0--0-----------|
B|--3---3--0--1----3--1-----0h1-0--1--0----0--0--0-----0--0--|
G|--2---2--0--0----0--0-----0---0--0--0----2--0--0-----0--0--|
D|--0---0--0--2----2--2-----2---2--2--2----2--2--0-----0--0--|
A|--x---x--x--3----3--3--0--0---0--0--2----2--2--2-----------|
E|--x---x--x--x----x--x-----x---x--x--0----0--0--0--3--------|
strum this chord how you like)
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---0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
---0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
---0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
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Intro:
(x2)
Verse 1:
Live or die before I get it done will you decide?
Take my words and turn them into signs they will survive
Because a long time ago I knew not to deprive,
Verse 2:
It's safe out there and now you’re everywhere just like the sky
And you I love you, you are the love supreme you are the ride
And when you hear this you know it's your jam it's your goodbye
Chorus:
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the drummer drums
He's gonna play my song
To carry me along
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the boatman comes
To ferry me away
To where we all belong
Verse 3:
We all cross when we were feeling lost it's just the time
Could Terry cry the day her lover died she recognized
Because you gave her a life of real love it's no surprise
The nights are long but the years are short when you’re alive
Way back when will never be again it was a time
It's gonna catch you so glad I met you to walk the line
Chorus:
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the drummer drums
He's gonna play my song
To carry me along
Bridge:
Em (x6)
Chorus:
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the drummer drums
He's gonna play my song
To carry me along
Outro:
Let me live so when it’s time to die even the reaper cries
Let me die so when it's time to leave another sun will rise
I said yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah yeah!
I said yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah yeah!
I said yeah! (Chorus restarts at this point; yeahs continue throughout)
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah yeah!
(At the end of one full chorus, yeahs stop)
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone