D A Bm G


[Verse 1]

D
My last breath
                  Bm         G
I wanna take with a smile
D
 And no regrets
             A                    Bm
No hope of turnin' back that dial
G        D
Let the story I've written
A                 Bm            G
Be somethin' worth leavin' behind


[Chorus]

G
When I'm gone
 D                  A                        Bm
Tell them I laughed more than I shed tears
  G
When I'm gone
 D               A                    Bm
Tell them I stared down all my fears
                              G                       D
That I danced on a wire and I walked through the fire
                                    A                Bm
That I lived every moment till that moment retired
                 G   D   A
So my life goes on, goes on when I'm gone
             D             A  Bm G 
(Oh, oh, oh) when I'm gone


[Verse 2]

              D
Tell them I left that town
A           Bm           G
But it never left my soul
            D                Bm            G
That I settled down but I never got old
D                                                        Bm          G
If the house was packed and all raised a glass as the credits rolled


[Chorus]

G
When I'm gone
 D                  A                        Bm
Tell them I laughed more than I shed tears
  G
When I'm gone
 D               A                    Bm
Tell them I stared down all my fears
                              G                       D
That I danced on a wire and I walked through the fire
                                    A                Bm
That I lived every moment till that moment retired
                 G   D   A
So my life goes on, goes on when I'm gone
             D             A  
(Oh, oh, oh) when I'm gone


[Bridge]

F#m   G     A
Time don't last forever
D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F#m   D     A
Time don't last forever
D                 A 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
D
When I'm gone
A           D             G
Let my life go on, go on, go on


[Chorus]

G
When I'm gone
 D                  A                        Bm
Tell them I laughed more than I shed tears
  G
When I'm gone
 D               A                    Bm
Tell them I stared down all my fears
                              G                       D
That I danced on a wire and I walked through the fire
                                    A                Bm
That I lived every moment till that moment retired
                 G   D   A
So my life goes on, goes on when I'm gone
             D             A  Bm G 
(Oh, oh, oh) when I'm gone
D                                      Bm
Oh my last breath I want to take with a smile