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