When I Die Chord Chart
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| D | A | D | | | They may | bury my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | | A | | | They may | bury my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | D7 | G | Em | | Near some | grave site I'd be | found, simply | rotting in the | ground |
| D | A | D | | | If they | bury my | body when I | die |
| D | A | D | | | They may | burn my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | | A | | | They may | burn my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | D7 | G | Em | | When the | fiery furnace | flashes, I'll be | nothing left but | ashes |
| D | A | D | | | If they | burn my | body when I | die |
| D | A | D | | | They may | use my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | | A | | | They may | use my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | D7 | G | Em | | As the | doctors ply their | arts, I'll be | in a hundred | parts |
| D | A | D | | | If they | use my | body when I | die |
| D | A | D | | | They may | freeze my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | | A | | | They may | freeze my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | D7 | G | Em | | Though I | may well be mis- | taken I would | hope to re-a | waken |
| D | A | D | | | If they | freeze my | body when I | die |
| D | A | D | | | They may | eat my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | | A | | | They may | eat my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | D7 | G | Em | | If a | zombie horde re- | mains, they'll be | hankering for | ____ |
| D | A | D | | | If they | eat my | body when I | die |
| D | A | D | | | There's a | chance: I'll | never die at | all | ... |
| D | | A | | | There's a | chance: I'll | never die at | all | ... |
| D | D7 | G | Em | | Cheating | death is such a | rarity, it would | take a singu- | larity |
| D | A | D | | | To per- | mit, I | never die at | all |
| D | A | D | | | They may | bury my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | | A | | | They may | bury my | body when I | die (when I | die) |
| D | D7 | G | Em | | Near some | grave site I'd be | found, simply | rotting in the | ground |
| D | A | D | | | If they | bury my | body when I | die |