Intro: |
D C Am Em G |
D C Am Em G |
If I die before I get it done will you decide? |
D C Am Em |
Take my words and turn them into signs |
G |
it will survive, |
D C Am Em G |
Because a long time ago I knew not to deprive |
D C Am Em |
It's safe out there and now your every where |
G |
just like the sky, |
D C Am |
And you are love, you are the lucid |
Em G |
dream you are the ride |
D C Am |
And when you hear this you know it's your |
Em G |
jam it's your good bye |
G C |
Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
Em |
you know I'm almost gone |
G |
And when the drummer drums he's gonna |
C Em |
play my song to carry me along |
G C |
Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
Em |
you know I'm almost gone |
G |
And when the boatman comes |
C Em |
to ferry me away to where we all belong |
D C |
We all cross |
Am Em G |
when we were feeling lost it's just the time. |
D C Am Em |
Kateri cried the day her lover died |
G |
she recognized, |
D C Am |
Because you gave her a life of real |
Em G |
love it's no surprise. |
G C |
Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
Em |
you know I'm almost gone |
G |
And when the drummer drums |
C Em |
he's gonna play my song to carry me along |
G C |
Let me live, so when it's time to die, |
Em |
even the Reaper cries. |
G C |
Let me die so when it's time to live |
Em |
another sun will rise. |
G C Em |
I said yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah |
G C Em |
I said yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah |
Bridge: |
D G D D x4 |
G C |
Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
Em |
you know I'm almost gone |
G |
And when the boatman comes |
C Em |
to ferry me away to where we all belong |
G C |
Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
Em |
you know I'm almost gone |
G C |
Like I said you know I'm almost dead, |
Em |
you know I'm almost gone |
Ending: |
D D D G x4 |