Intro; D / G x 2
D G
Oh I love you baby I love you night and day
D G
When I leave you baby don't cry the night away
D G
When I die don't you write no words upon my tomb
D G
I don't believe I want to leave no epitaph of doom
D A G7 G
Oh oh oh oh when I'm dead and gone
D A D G / A
I want to leave some happy woman living on
D A G7 G
Oh oh oh oh when I'm dead and gone
D A G D
I don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave
D G
Oh my Melinda she's out to get my hide
D G
She's got a shotgun and her daughter by her side
D G
Hey there ladies John son's free
D G
Who's got the love who's got enough to keep a man like me
D A G7 G
Oh oh oh oh when I'm dead and gone
D A D G / A
I want to leave some happy woman living on
D A G7 G
Oh oh oh oh when I'm dead and gone
D A G D
I don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave
Break over D / G / D / G / D / G / D / G
D A G7 G
Oh oh oh oh when I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh When I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave
Outro:
D / G / A / D / D / G / A
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