A D A
No one give a shit about the way I walk
D A
I don't mix my words it's just the way I talk
D A
I got a pistol in my pocket and one black eye
D A
I say forget these motherfuckers, let's go get high
E
Ooh, maybe I should do right
D
But I feel like doin' wrong
A D A
When I'm gone
D A
I got a pretty little woman gonna make her my wife
D A
Gonna start myself a family, make a brand new life
E D
Ooh and maybe they'll realize that I'm able and I'm strong
A D A
When I'm gone
D A D
Maybe they'll forgive me
E
Beg, boy, just come on home
D A
When I'm gone
D A
I got a baby on the way and I can't provide
D A
You can't live on love, you can't live on pride
E D
I come to realize, well it's harder than I thought
A D A E
When I'm gone
D A E
I could feel it closing in on me
D A E
I got to be all I can be
D A
In this life there ain't no guarantee
D A
You don't get no shit for free
D A E
Well you get it on your own and you bring it home
D A D A x2
When I'm gone
D A
So I'll go and join the army, gonna walk that line
D A
A desperate decision for a desperate time
E D
Ooh and maybe they'll realize that I was worth my salt
A D A D
When I'm gone
A D
Darling, I know you'll miss me
E
We'll just have to stay strong
D A E
When I'm gone
D A E
When I'm gone
D A E
When I'm gone
D A
When I'm gone