Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?
intermediate

Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?

Key: D
Chords: 3
Carter Family Stanley Brothers

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Chord Chart

A

D
D
D
D
G
G
D
D
D
D
D
D
A
A
A
D
D

B

D
D
D
D
D
G
G
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
A
A
A
D
D
Chords used: A D G

Lyrics

When these lips shall never more Place a kiss upon thy brow When life hold's still in death Will you love me then as now
Will you miss me (miss me when I'm gone) Will you miss me (miss me when I'm gone) Will you miss me (miss me when I'm gone) Will you miss me when I'm gone
Perhaps you'll plant some flowers Round my cold unworthy grave Come and sit along here beside me Where the roses nod and wave On a cold dark Sunday morning In a land not far away A little girl from old Kentucky Lifted up her voice to say

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About This Song

Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? is a Carter Family classic from 1928 that became a bluegrass standard, famously recorded by the Stanley Brothers. With just three chords and a straightforward melody, it's an ideal first jam song for newer players.

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