You Can Bet I'm Gone chords by Joe Ely

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

Intro:

D


Verse 1:
D                   A         D
This ole world is a funny ole place
                         G        D
We're always running the same old race
             G                         D
You work and slave to try to ease your mind
                                A                 D
The very things you strive for, you gotta leave behind

Verse 2:
               D
What I know so far, near as I can tell
                               G       D
Heaven's here on earth and the soul is it
                   G                    D
Just the air we're given and the stars above
                            A               D
You can measure your riches by the ones you love


Chorus:
               G                    D
When I say goodbye, you can bet I'm gone
                Bm                                    A
When a lonesome freight-train whistle blows its weary song
               G                    D
When I see the light of a brand new dawn
                    A               D
When I say goodbye, you can bet I'm gone


[Guitar Solo]
G  D  Bm  A
G  D    A D


Verse 3:
       D          A       D
When I die, don't toll no bells
                          G       D
Just put my ashes in some shotgun shells
              G                  D
Get all of my friends some windy day
                   A              D
To say goodbye and watch me blow away


Verse 4:
                   D            A        D
When the wind dies down and the day gets late
                          G        D
I'll be all scattered all over the state
                   G                  D
And you know which state I'm talking about
                     A                D
The place I love and I can't live without


[Out-Chorus]
               G                    D
When I say goodbye, you can bet I'm gone
                Bm                                    A
When a lonesome freight-train whistle blows its weary song
               G                    D
When I see the light of a brand new dawn
                    A               D
When I say goodbye, you can bet I'm gone
               G                    D
When I say goodbye, you can bet I'm gone
                Bm                                    A
When a lonesome freight-train whistle blows its weary song
               G                    D
When I see the light of a brand new dawn
                    A               D
When I say goodbye, you can bet I'm gone
D                  A D
When I say goodbye