Chords for Blood, Sweat and Tears - And When I Die lyrics

Tempo:
121.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

Bm

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blood, Sweat and Tears - And When I Die lyrics chords
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[Bm]
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] I'm not [D] scared [A] of dying and I [D] don't really [A] care
If it's [D] peace you find [A] in dying, well [D] then, let the time [A] be near
[G] If it's peace you find [D] in dying and if dying [E] time is near
[Bm]
Just bundle up [D] my coffin cause [A] it's cold way down there
I hear that it's cold way down there, yeah, crazy cold way [D] down there
And [Bm] when I [C#m] die and [F#m] when I'm gone
[A] There'll be one child [D] born in this world, carry on, carry [A] on
[D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] Now troubles [A] are many, they're as [D] deep [A] as a well
I can [D] swear there ain't [A] no heaven [D] but I pray there [A] ain't no hell
[G] I can swear there [D] ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't [E] no hell
But I'll never know [D] by living [A] only my dying will tell
It's only my dying will tell, yeah, only [Bm] my [A] dying will tell
[Bm] And when I [C#m] die and when I'm gone
[D]
There'll be one [D] child born in this world, carry [A] on, carry [D] on, yeah, yeah
[A]
[B] [C#m] [B] [F#m]
[B] [E] Give [F#m]
[C#m] [D]
[F#] [A]
[D] me [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] my [D] freedom for as long [A] as I [D] be
[A] [D] All I ask [A] of living [E] is to [D] have no [A] chains on me
[G] All I [D] ask of living is to have no [E] chains on [Bm] me
And all I [D] ask of dying is [A] to do naturally, only wanna do naturally
Here I go, [D#] ha, [E] hey, hey, devil, [Em] right behind
[A] Loud children, here it comes, [E] here it comes, hey
[G#]
Don't wanna go by the devil, don't wanna go by demon
Don't wanna go [B] by Satan, don't wanna die uneasy
Just let me go naturally
[Bm] And when I [C#m] die and [D] when I'm [E] dead, dead and gone
[F]
[E]
There'll [A#] be [F#] one child [D] born in a world to carry on, to carry on, [A] yeah, yeah
[D] [A] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, D, A, D and D of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 60 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 122 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] I'm not [D] scared [A] of dying and I [D] don't really [A] care
If it's [D] peace you find [A] in dying, well [D] then, let the time [A] be near
[G] If it's peace you find [D] in dying and if dying [E] time is near
[Bm]
Just bundle up [D] my coffin cause [A] it's cold way down there
I hear that it's cold way down there, yeah, crazy cold way [D] down there
And [Bm] when I [C#m] die and [F#m] when I'm gone
[A] _ There'll be one child [D] born in this world, carry on, carry [A] on
_ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Now _ troubles [A] are many, they're as [D] deep [A] as a well
I can [D] swear there ain't [A] no heaven [D] but I pray there [A] ain't no hell
[G] I can swear there [D] ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't [E] no hell
But I'll never know [D] by living [A] only my dying will tell
It's only my dying will tell, yeah, only [Bm] my [A] dying will tell
[Bm] And when I [C#m] die and when I'm gone
[D]
There'll be one [D] child born in this world, carry [A] on, carry [D] on, yeah, yeah
[A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Give [F#m] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] me _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] my [D] freedom for as long [A] as I [D] be
_ [A] _ [D] All I ask [A] of living [E] is to [D] have no [A] chains on me
_ [G] _ All I [D] ask of living is to have no [E] chains on [Bm] me
And all I [D] ask of dying is [A] to do naturally, only wanna do naturally
Here I go, [D#] ha, _ [E] hey, hey, devil, _ _ [Em] right behind
_ [A] Loud children, _ here it comes, [E] here it comes, hey
_ _ _ [G#]
Don't wanna go by the devil, don't wanna go by demon
Don't wanna go [B] by Satan, don't wanna die uneasy _ _
_ _ Just let me go naturally
_ [Bm] _ _ And when I [C#m] die _ _ and [D] _ _ when I'm [E] dead, dead and gone
[F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
There'll [A#] be _ _ [F#] one child _ [D] _ born _ _ _ _ in a world to carry on, to carry on, [A] yeah, yeah
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _

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This song was composed by Laura Nyro.

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