Biography:
McGuinness Flint was a British rock band formed in 1970 . After Manfred Mann had imploded in1969, the group's latter-day guitarist Tom McGuinness joined up with Hughie Flint who had played with many of the big names on the UK blues scene. Both were heavily influenced by The Band's music and their album 'Music From The Big Pink'.
Completing their concept was Dennis Coulson on vocals, Paul Rutherford joined on trombone whilst Colosseum bassist Tony Reeves recommended two songwriters: Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle.
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McGuinness Flint
“When I’m Dead And Gone”
Chords:
Mandolin:
D G A
E 2 3 0
A 0 2 0
D 0 0 2
G 2 0 2
Guitar:
D G A
E 2 3 0
B 3 3 2
G 2 0 2
D 0 0 2
A x 2 0
E x 3 x
Intro:
D G D G
Intro fill:
At the end of the G, on the top string, run down (this also repeats through the verse):
Guitar:
E: 3-3-3---2---0-|
B: 3-3-3---3---3-|
G: 0-0-0---0---0-|
D: 0-0-0---0---0-|
Mandolin:
E: 3-3-3---2---0-|
A: 2-2-2---2---0-|
D: 0-0-0---0---0-|
G: 0-0-0---0---0-|
D G
Oh I love you baby. I love you night and day.
D G
When I leave you baby. Don't cry the night away.
D G
When I die don't you write. No words upon my tomb.
D G
I don't believe I want to leave no epitaph of doom.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I want to leave some happy woman living on.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A G D
don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave.
(note – at the end of the first chorus couplet, G->A progression is much quicker than
other changes – same as in the outro)
D G
Oh my Melinda, she's out to get my hide.
D G
She's got a shotgun and her daughter by her side.
D G
Hey there ladies. Johnson's free.
D G
Who's got the love, who's got enough to keep a man like me?
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I want to leave some happy woman living on.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave.
Instrumental / solo (to play this, you need a kazoo and to forget how to play the guitar
– otherwise, twiddling on the D pentatonic suffices)
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I want to leave some happy woman living on.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave.
Outro:
D / / / G / A / (repeat & fade – or end on D)
Ooh la la la
“When I’m Dead And Gone”
Chords:
Mandolin:
D G A
E 2 3 0
A 0 2 0
D 0 0 2
G 2 0 2
Guitar:
D G A
E 2 3 0
B 3 3 2
G 2 0 2
D 0 0 2
A x 2 0
E x 3 x
Intro:
D G D G
Intro fill:
At the end of the G, on the top string, run down (this also repeats through the verse):
Guitar:
E: 3-3-3---2---0-|
B: 3-3-3---3---3-|
G: 0-0-0---0---0-|
D: 0-0-0---0---0-|
Mandolin:
E: 3-3-3---2---0-|
A: 2-2-2---2---0-|
D: 0-0-0---0---0-|
G: 0-0-0---0---0-|
D G
Oh I love you baby. I love you night and day.
D G
When I leave you baby. Don't cry the night away.
D G
When I die don't you write. No words upon my tomb.
D G
I don't believe I want to leave no epitaph of doom.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I want to leave some happy woman living on.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A G D
don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave.
(note – at the end of the first chorus couplet, G->A progression is much quicker than
other changes – same as in the outro)
D G
Oh my Melinda, she's out to get my hide.
D G
She's got a shotgun and her daughter by her side.
D G
Hey there ladies. Johnson's free.
D G
Who's got the love, who's got enough to keep a man like me?
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I want to leave some happy woman living on.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave.
Instrumental / solo (to play this, you need a kazoo and to forget how to play the guitar
– otherwise, twiddling on the D pentatonic suffices)
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A D G A
I want to leave some happy woman living on.
D A D G
Oh oh oh oh. When I'm dead and gone
D A G D
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave.
Outro:
D / / / G / A / (repeat & fade – or end on D)
Ooh la la la
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