To get a sound closer to the fingerpicking in the actual song, play the chords in
the following manner:
(this part changes, so
strum this chord how you like)
(x2)
Live or die before I get it done will you decide?
Take my words and turn them into signs they will survive
Because a long time ago I knew not to deprive,
It's safe out there and now you're everywhere just like the sky
And you I love you, you are the love supreme you are the ride
And when you hear this you know it's your jam it's your goodbye
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the drummer drums
He's gonna play my song
To carry me along
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the boatman comes
To ferry me away
To where we all belong
We all cross when we were feeling lost it's just the time
Could Terry cry the day her lover died she recognized
Because you gave her a life of real love it's no surprise
The nights are long but the years are short when you're alive
Way back when will never be again it was a time
It's gonna catch you so glad I met you to walk the line
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the drummer drums
He's gonna play my song
To carry me along
Bridge:
(x6)
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
And when the drummer drums
He's gonna play my song
To carry me along
Let me live so when it's time to die even the reaper cries
Let me die so when it's time to leave another sun will rise
I said yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah yeah!
I said yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah yeah!
I said yeah! (Chorus restarts at this point; yeahs continue throughout)
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah yeah!
(At the end of one full chorus, yeahs stop)
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone
Like I said
You know I'm almost dead
You know I'm almost gone