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im not afraid to die chords
gillian welch and david rawlings 1998

capo ii *

G

G
nobody knows what waits ahead
C G D
beyond the earth and sky
C G Gsus4/G
lie – D lie – D lie
D G
i’m not afraid to die

G
and there the work of my own hand
C G D
be broken by and by
C G Gsus4/G
lie – D lie – D lie
D G
i’m not afraid to die

G
sometimes it finds me fast asleep
C G D
and wakes me where i lie
C G Gsus4/G
lie – D lie – D lie
D G
i’m not afraid to die

G C G D C G D G

G
forget my sins upon the wind
C G D
my hobo soul will rise
C G Gsus4/G
lie – D lie – D lie
D G
i’m not afraid to die

C G Gsus4/G
lie – D lie – D lie
D G
i’m not afraid to die

* alternate :

open

G = A
C = D
D = E
Gsus4 = Asus4

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