Chords: D C Am G Cmaj7 Em E|---2---0---0| ?-(3)------0---------| B|---3---1---1---0---0---0---------| G|---2---0---2---0---0---0---------| D|---0---2---2---0---2---2---------| A|-------3---0| ?-x/5--3---2---------| E|---------------3-------0---------| THE Riff: Version 1 thanks to tayloaw0 for the addition. Check out his tab (detail picking) D C Am Em G E|---0h2p0------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------1-(1h)3--1----0h1-0--1--0~--------0~-------------------------| G|---2~----0---0~---------0--2~-----------2-0--------0~--*str| um or pick G*--| D|---0~------------------------------------------0~-------------------------| A|-------------3~------------0~---------------0-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------0~--------3~-------------------------| Version 2 original one D C Am Em G E|---0h2p0------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------3---1-(1h)3--1----0h1-0--1--0~--------0~-------------------------| G|---2~--------0~---------0--2~-----------2-0-2------0~--*str| um or pick G*--| D|---0~------------------------------------------0~-------------------------| A|-------------3~------------0~---------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------0~--------3~-------------------------| [Chorus] G Cmaj7 Em (someone tell me if thats really Cmaj7!) E|----------------(0~)---------| B|---0~-----0~-----0~----------| G|---0~-----0~-----0~----------| D|---0~-----2~-----2~----------| A|--x/5~----3~-----2~----------| E|---3~------------0~----------| [Verse] D C Am Em G If I die before I get it done will you decide D C Am Em G Take my words and turn them into signs that will survive D C Am Em G because a long time ago I knew not to deprive D C Am Em G It's safe out there and now you're everywhere just like the skies D C Am Em G You are love, you are the love supreme, you are the rise D C Am Em G And when you hear this you'll know it's your jam it's your goodbye [Chorus] G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the drummer drums he's going to play my song to carry me along G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the boatman comes to ferry me away to where we all belong [Verse] D C Am Em G We all crossed when we were feeling lost it's just the tide D C Am Em G Katari cried the day her lover died she recognized D C Am Em G Because he gave her a life of real love it's no surprise D C Am Em G The nights are long but the years are short when you're alive D C Am Em G Way back when would never be again it was a time, D C Am Em G It's gonna catch you, so glad I met you to walk the line [Chorus] G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the drummer drums he's going to play my song to carry me along G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the boatman comes to ferry me away to where we all belong Fill on Em (please feel free to post something for that in the comments!) G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the drummer drums he's going to play my song to carry me along G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the boatman comes to ferry me away to where we all belong (Lyric suggestions for next lines please) [Verse] G Cmaj7 Em Let me live so when it's time to die even the reaper cries G Cmaj7 Em Let me die so when it's time to live another son will rise G Cmaj7 Em I said Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah G Cmaj7 Em I said Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (cont. a while, fading) [Chorus] G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the drummer drums he's going to play my song to carry me along G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the boatman comes to ferry me away to where we all belong G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the drummer drums he's going to play my song to carry me along G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em and when the boatman comes to ferry me away to where we all belong G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone G Cmaj7 Em Like I said you know I'm almost dead, you know I'm almost gone