D G D G G9
[Verse 1]
D G
Oh I love you baby, I love you night and day
D G
When I leave you baby, don't cry the night away
D G
When I die, don't you write no words upon my tomb
D G
I don't believe, I want to leave no epitaph for two
[Chorus]
D A Bm G
Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I wanna leave some happy woman living on
D A Bm G
Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave - yeah
[Verse 2]
D G
Oh, Mama Linda, she's out to get my hide
D G
She's got a shotgun and a daughter by her side
D G
Hey there, ladies, Johnsonґs free
D G
Who's got the love, who's got the love to keep a man like me
[Chorus]
D A/C# Bm G
Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I wanna leave some happy woman living on
D A/C# Bm G
Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave - yeah
[Solo Verse]
D G
D G
D G
D G
[Chorus]
D A/C# Bm G
Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I wanna leave some happy woman living on
D A/C# Bm G
Oh oh oh oh, when I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave - yeah
[Instrumental Outro]
D G A D G A
D G A D G A
[Outro]
D G A
Oh ohh la da da
D G A
Oh ohh la da da
D G A
Oh ohh la da da
D G A
Oh ohh la da da
D G A
Oh ohh la da da When I'm dead and gone...
D G A
(fade out)
