Standard Tuning Capo on 2nd fret Intro: C5 - E5 - A5 E5 - A5 - F5 C5 E5 A5 Come on take me down E5 A5 F5 Once it's lost you know we won't ever have it back G5 E5 F5 And there was nothing I could do to change the facts C5 G5 You know I tried, you know I tried C5 E5 A5 I threw you all I have E5 A5 F5 I should have known It never falls just where you plan G5 E5 F5 And there are rules I was not meant to understand C5 G5 I should have known, I should known F5 C5 G5 Understand I should have known, I should have known F5 C5 And so I'm giving you the gun G5 E5 Put your finger on the trigger F5 C5 A5 G5 I've known you in the morning with your soft eyes dreaming F5 C5 You were the one G5 E5 Who could blind me with the mirror F5 And I can't see G5 C5 And I don't need this no more C5 E5 A5 You put your love upon the cross E5 A5 F5 You know you sealed it in the darkness all along G5 E5 F5 Did you think that I could roll away the stone C5 G5 I'm just a child, I'm just a child F5 C5 G5 You know I tried, I'm just a child, I'm just a child F5 C5 And so I'm giving you the gun G5 E5 Put your finger on the trigger F5 C5 A5 G5 I've known you in the morning with your soft eyes dreaming F5 C5 You were the one G5 E5 Who could break me with the whisper F5 And I'm broken G5 C5 And I won't take your time no more C5 E5 A5 Mother make my bed E5 A5 F5 A lady shot me and she's left me here to die G5 E5 F5 Sit beside me now and promise You won't cry C5 G5 when I am gone, when I am gone F5 C5 G5 You won't cry when I am gone, when I am gone F5 C5 G5 Now you won't cry when I am gone, when I am gone F5 C5 G5 Now you won't cry when I am gone, when I am gone I've put the original lyrics here, but he's changed the lyrics lately. This is the alternative version. Come on take me out When I am gone you know I'm never coming back And now there's nothing I could do to change the facts, You know I tried You know I tried I threw you all I had From the night we spent down Congress Avenue I should've known that I was never there with you I should've known I should've known Oh with you I should've known I should've known So I'm giving you the gun, put your finger to the trigger Take me out then in the morning when we're done dreaming You were the one who could blind me with a mirror And I'm blinded and I won't take your time no more And I would've worn your cross But you sealed it in the darkness all alone Did you think that I could roll away the stone I'm just a child I'm just a child You know I tried I'm just a child I'm just a child So I've given you the gun put your finger to the trigger Take me out then in the morning when we're done dreaming You were the one who could blind me with the mirror And I'm blinded and I won't take your time no more Sister, make my bed, if I'm shot You know I'd hold your hand to die Sit beside me now and promise you won't cry When I am gone When I am gone Now you won't cry When I am gone When I am gone Now you won't cry When I am gone And I am gone -Vic.
