main riff :
/ / / / / / / /
| – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – 9 – – – – – – 7 – 8 – 7 – – | – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 9 – – – – – – 6 – 7 – 6 – – | play this anywhere
| – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | you see an E
| – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E E
chorus :
E
so long , baby since you’ve been gone
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
verse 1 :
A
don’t ever tell a dyin’ man
E
you never meant to shoot him down
A
yeah , don’t do no good to tell a dyin’ man
B D E
you never meant to shoot him down
B
now , all my friends and relatives , they’ve been tellin’ me
A
don’t come around , don’t come around ,
E
don’t come around no more
/ / / / / /
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | > main riff
| – – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – |
| – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A
each of the repeated riffs above correspond
to the three beats of the “don’t come around” lyrics .
verse 2 :
ever since the day you left this earth
can’t keep a job , can’t keep a job
yeah , ever since the day you left this earth
can’t keep a job , can’t keep a job
a lot of people down at the agency been tellin’ me
don’t come around , don’t come around ,
don’t come around no more
chorus :
E
so long , baby since you’ve been gone
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
A
so long , baby since you’ve been gone
E
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
/ / / / / / / /
| D G G# | E | ( x2 )
jam over verse chord pattern
repeat verse 1
( chorus )
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
/ / / / / / / /
| D G G# | E | ( x2 )
end on an E
main riff :
/ / / / / / / /
| – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – 9 – – – – – – 7 – 8 – 7 – – | – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 9 – – – – – – 6 – 7 – 6 – – | play this anywhere
| – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | you see an E
| – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E E
chorus :
E
so long , baby since you’ve been gone
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
verse 1 :
A
don’t ever tell a dyin’ man
E
you never meant to shoot him down
A
yeah , don’t do no good to tell a dyin’ man
B D E
you never meant to shoot him down
B
now , all my friends and relatives , they’ve been tellin’ me
A
don’t come around , don’t come around ,
E
don’t come around no more
/ / / / / /
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | > main riff
| – – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – 5 – 7 – 5 – – – – |
| – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A
each of the repeated riffs above correspond
to the three beats of the “don’t come around” lyrics .
verse 2 :
ever since the day you left this earth
can’t keep a job , can’t keep a job
yeah , ever since the day you left this earth
can’t keep a job , can’t keep a job
a lot of people down at the agency been tellin’ me
don’t come around , don’t come around ,
don’t come around no more
chorus :
E
so long , baby since you’ve been gone
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
A
so long , baby since you’ve been gone
E
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
/ / / / / / / /
| D G G# | E | ( x2 )
jam over verse chord pattern
repeat verse 1
( chorus )
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
i’m a dyin’ man , i’m a dyin’ man
/ / / / / / / /
| D G G# | E | ( x2 )
end on an E
