Peter, Paul and Mary – And When I Die (Guitar)

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As recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary (From the 1966 Album THE PETER, PAUL & MARY ALBUM) [Chorus]
           C Dm Em                    F     Em        Am
And when I diiiiiie      and when I'm dead, dead and gone

            C   Dm    F          C        Am    F
There'll be one child born and a world to carry on

            C    Dm   Em      F       C D  F C  F
There'll be one child born to carry on
[Verse 1]
C
I'm not scared of dyin' and I don't really care

        Em                F                 Bb      F       C
If it's peace you find in dyin', well, then let the time be near

        Em                Am          F             Dm7
If it's peace you find in dyin', when dyin' time is here

C
Just bundle up my coffin, 'cause it's cold way down there
[Chorus]
Em              Am                           F
And when I die (And when I die) and when I'm gone

F           C              F     C
There'll be one child born and a world to carry on

C                          F        C
There'll be one child born to carry on
[Verse 2]
C      Dm       C     F          C    G
My troubles are many, they're as deep as a well

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

                     Am      F                   Dm
Swear there ain't no heaven, pray there ain't no hell

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

        C
Only my dyin' will tell
[Chorus]
           Em              Am                F
And when I die (And when I die) and when I'm gone

            C
There'll be one child born and a world to carry on

F           C   Dm    C       F     C   F
There'll be one child born to carry on
[Verse 3]
C                   F      C
Give me my freedom, for as long as I be

G            F                              C
All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me

Em           Am           F                 Dm
All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me

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

C
I only wanna go naturally
[Chorus]
           Em              Am                F
And when I die (And when I die) and when I'm gone

            C
There'll be one child born and a world to carry on

C
There'll be one child born to carry on

C
Comin' as I go, and a world to carry on

            Dm        C       F     C
There'll be one child born to carry on