And When I Die chords by Laura Nyro

Key: C

Intro:

C                 Dm7
   And when I die
Em7             C                   Gm7/C
   and when I'm dead, dead and gone
Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7        G11                         C F
there'll be one   child born and a world to carry on, to carry on.

C F C F C F

Verse:

C       F         C     F   C       F      C
I'm not scared of dying and I don't really care.
F       C         F       C      F
If it's peace you find in dying, well
G       F       C
then let the time be near.
        Bb                F
If it's peace you find in dying
Bb    F       G11
when dying time is here
Dm7    Em7   F      G          C    F        C
just bundle up my coffin cause it's cold way down there
F                  C    F        C
I hear that's it's cold way down there, yeah
Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7  G7       C    F C F
crazy     cold way down there.

Chorus:

Dm7            Em7
    And when I die
Am7              C7
    and when I'm gone
Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7        G11                         C F
there'll be one   child born and a world to carry on, to carry on.

C F C F C F

Verse:

   C   F        C    F           C    F    C
My troubles are many, they're as deep as a well.
F     C           F        C      F
I can swear there ain't no heaven but
  G          F        C
I pray there ain't no hell.
      Bb                   F
I can swear there ain't no heaven
    Bb         F        G11
and pray there ain't no hell
Dm7   Em7     F       G       C     F    C
but I'll never know by living, only my dying will tell
F       C     F    C
only my dying will tell, yeah
Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7   G7   C   F C F
only  my  dying will tell.

Chorus:

Dm7            Em7
    And when I die
Am7              C7
    and when I'm gone
Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7        G11                         C F
there'll be one   child born and a world to carry on, to carry on.

C F C F C F

Verse:

C    F     C       F      C    F    C F
Give me my freedom for as long as I be.
C     F      C      F
All I ask of living is
   G       F         C
to have no chains on me.
Bb           F
All I ask of living is to
Bb      F         G11
have no chains on me
Dm7   Em7    F     G     C  F    C
and all I ask of dying is to go naturally
F            C  F        C F
only want to go naturally.
C     Em7     F         G7
Don't want to go by the devil
C     Em7     F         G7
don't want to go by the demon
C     Em7     F     G7
don't want to go by Satan
C     Em7     F   Em7
don't want to die uneasy
Fmaj7 Em7    Dm7 G7    C F C F
just  let me go  naturally.

Chorus:

Dm7            Em7
    And when I die
Am7              C7
    and when I'm gone
Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7
there'll be one   child born
            Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7
there'll be one   child born
G7     Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 G7          Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7
When I die
there'll be one   child born.
G7     Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 G7          Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7
When I die
there'll be one   child born.
G7     Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 G7          Fmaj7 Em7   Dm7
When I die
there'll be one   child born.