On The Day I Die chords by The Shires

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
      G
On the day I die
      C       G
You better dance, don't cry
G       Em      G
Baby, I'll be leaving on a high
G
On the day I die

     C       G
Find the keys to my old car
C         G
Pray it starts and take it for a drive
     Em
Roll the windows down
     C
Turn the music up

        G
Start singing (Woah, woah)
    Em
And get lost in a song
  C          D
And take the wrong road home
       C
Like I always used to


Chorus:
     Em
If I did one thing right
    C
It was you and I
    G
Oh, I loved you
   C   G
I'll always love you

      Em
So play it loud all night
    C
If I'm not by your side
     G
I'm up above you
   C   G
I'll always love you

      Em  D   C
I've had a good, good life
       Em   D   C
So, darling, dance, don't cry
       G
On the day I die


Verse 2:
G
On the day I die
    C        G
I want nothing left unspoken
 C       G        Em
I can't rely on hoping that you know
      G
So dry your eyes

        C       G
'Cause I don't plan on dying yet
   C
Just take my hand
   Em
How I lucky I am
  C      G
The only life I get

     Em  C  G
I get to hold you close
     C   Em  C
With the lights down low
        G
And dance real slow (Woah, woah)
     Bm
When you hear this song

C
And when I'm gone
 D        C
I know that you'll know


Chorus:
     Em
If I did one thing right
    C
It was you and I
    G
Oh, I loved you
   C   G
I'll always love you

      Em
So play it loud all night
      C
If I'm not by your side
     G
I'm up above you
   C    G
I'll always love you

      Em  D  C
I've had a good, good life
       Em   D  C
So, darling, dance, don't cry
       G
On the day I die
       Em    D   G
On the day I die (Woah, woah)

 G
(Woah, woah)
             Em       C
On the day, on the day I die, oh (Woah, woah)
 G
(Woah, woah)


Outro:
G
On the day I die
      C      G
You better dance, don't cry
  Em      C      G
Oh baby, I'll be leaving on a high
C    G
On the day I die