When I Go chords by Over The Rhine

Chords with lyrics

Below are the chords to "When I Go." It is played very simply and sung freely and
soulfully. Its a great song to work on if you are learning barre chords.

the verses are: C#m, G#, F# minorF#m (G#*) A augmentedA
*the G#G# in parenthesis is a single note walk down on the 6th string

the chorus is: E, G#, C#m, F# minorF#m (G#G#), A, C#m, F# minorF#m (G#G#) A augmentedA

Bridge: G#, C#m, A, E, D, A augmentedA

so it goes like this:


intro: C#m, G#, F# minorF#m (G#G#) A augmentedA

Verse:

[C# minorC#m] It makes a difference, [G#G#] when you walk through a [F# minorF#m] room (G#G#) [A augmentedA] with that worrisome
[C# minorC#m] smile [G#G#] road weary per [F# minorF#m] fume. (G#G#) [A augmentedA] but this isn't the [C# minorC#m] place [G#G#] and this
isn't the [F# minorF#m] time (G#G#) [A augmentedA] for this beautiful de [C# minorC#m] lusion [G#G#] that is robbing me [F# minorF#m]
blind. (G#G#) [A augmentedA]

Chorus:

[A augmentedA] and i want to [E MajorE] know [G#G#] i want to [C# minorC#m] know [F# minorF#m] (G#G#) [A augmentedA] will it make a [C# minorC#m] difference
[F# minorF#m] (G#G#) [A augmentedA] when i [C# minorC#m] go --- (stay on C# minorC#m for Verse 2 and bridge)

Verse 2

Bridge:

[G#G#] what is a love if the [C# minorC#m] love's not my own and this is [A augmentedA] not my home this is [E MajorE] lonely
but [D MajorD] never a[A augmentedA]lone

Instrumental Verse

Verse 3

Chorus

the picking pattern is very simple something like (5, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3) starting on
5 or 6 (whatever the bass note is.) well, hopefully this makes sense! let me know if you have any
questions or comments or changes!

peace!

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