When Im Gone - Eminem
Capo: Fret 3
Tuning: Bbm, E A D G B E
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[Verse 1]
Have you ever
loved someone
so much, you'd
give an arm f
or?
Not the expres
sion, no, lite
rally give an
arm for?
When they know
they're your
heart And you
know you were
their armour
And you will d
estroy anyone
who would try
to harm 'her
But what happe
ns when karma,
turns right a
round and bite
s you
And everything
you stand for
, turns on you
, to spite you
?
What happens w
hen you become
the main sour
ce of a pain?
"Daddy look wh
at I made," da
d's gotta go c
atch a plane
"Daddy where's
mommy? I can'
t find mommy,
where is she?"
I don't know,
go play Hailie
, baby, your d
addy's busy
Daddy's writin
g this song, t
his song ain't
gon' write it
self
I'll give you
one underdog,
and you gotta
swing by yours
elf
Then turn righ
t around in th
at song and te
ll her you lov
e her
And put hands
on her mother,
who's a spitt
ing image of h
er
That's Slim Sh
ady, yeah baby
, Slim Shady's
crazy
Shady made me,
but tonight S
hady's rocka-b
y-baby
[Refrain]
And when I'm g
one, just carr
y on, don't mo
urn
Rejoice every
time you hear
the sound of m
y voice
Just know that
I'm looking d
own on you smi
ling
And I didn't f
eel a thing, S
o baby don't f
eel my pain
Just smile back
And when I'm g
one, just carr
y on, don't mo
urn
Rejoice every
time you hear
the sound of m
y voice
Just know that
I'm looking d
own on you smi
ling
And I didn't f
eel a thing, S
o baby don't f
eel no pain
Just smile back…
[Verse]
I keep having
this dream, I'
m pushin' Hail
ie on a swing
She keeps scre
aming, she don
't want me to
sing
"You're making
mommy cry Why
? Why is mommy
crying?
Baby, daddy ai
n't leaving no
more, "Daddy
you're lying
"You always sa
y that, you al
ways say this
is the last ti
me
But you ain't
leaving no mor
e, daddy, you'
re mine"
She's piling b
oxes in front
of the door, t
rying to block
it
"Daddy please,
daddy don't l
eave, daddy, n
o stop it!"
Goes in her po
cket, pulls ou
t a tiny neckl
ace locket
It's got a pic
ture, "This'll
keep you safe
daddy, take i
t witcha'"
I look up, it'
s just me stan
ding in the mi
rror
These f*****g'
walls must be
talking, cuz
man I can hear
'em
They're saying
, "You got one
more chance t
o do right
And it's tonig
ht, now go out
there And sho
w em that you
love 'em fore
it's too late
And just as I
go to walk out
of my bedroom
door It's tur
ns to a stage,
they're gone,
and this spotl
ight is on
And I'm singing
[Refrain]
And when I'm g
one, just carr
y on, don't mo
urn
Rejoice every
time you hear
the sound of m
y voice
Just know that
I'm looking d
own on you smi
ling
And I didn't f
eel a thing, S
o baby don't f
eel no pain
Just smile back…
And when I'm g
one, just carr
y on, don't mo
urn
Rejoice every
time you hear
the sound of m
y voice
Just know that
I'm looking d
own on you smi
ling
And I didn't f
eel a thing, S
o baby don't f
eel no pain
Just smile back…
[Verse]
Sixty thousand
people, all j
umping out the
ir seat
The curtain cl
oses, they're
throwing roses
at my feet
I take a bow a
nd thank you a
ll for coming
out
They're scream
ing so loud, I
take one last
look at the c
rowd
I glance down,
I don't belie
ve what I'm se
eing
"Daddy it's me
, help mommy,
her wrists are
bleeding"
But baby we're
in Sweden, ho
w did you get
to Sweden? "I
followed you d
addy, you
told me that you weren't leavin'
You lied to me
dad, and now
you made mommy
sad And I bou
ght you this c
oin, it says '
Number One Dad
'
"That's all I
wanted, I just
want to give
you this coin
I get the poin
t, fine, me an
d mommy are go
in'"
But baby wait,
"It's too lat
e dad, you mad
e your choice
Now go out the
re and show 'e
m that you lov
e 'em more tha
n us"
That's what th
ey want, they
want you Marsh
all
They keep scre
amin' your nam
e
C
It's no wonder you can't go to sleep, just take another pill
Yeah, I bet yo
u you will, yo
u rap about it
Yeah, word, k
-keep it real
I hear applaus
e, all this ti
me I couldn't
see
How could it b
e, that the cu
rtain is closi
ng on me?
I turn around,
find a gun on
the ground an
d cock it
Put it to my b
rain, scream,
"Die Shady" an
d pop it
The sky darken
s, my life fla
shes
The plane that
I was suppose
d to be on cra
shes and burns
to ashes
That's when I
wake up, alarm
clock's ringi
n', there's bi
rds singin'
It's spring an
d Hailei's out
side swinging
I walk right u
p to Kim and k
iss her
Tell her I mis
s her, Hailie
just smiles
And winks at h
er little sist
er
Almost as if t
o say
[Refrain]
And when I'm g
one, just carr
y on, don't mo
urn
Rejoice every
time you hear
the sound of m
y voice
Just know that
I'm looking d
own on you smi
ling
And I didn't f
eel a thing, S
o baby don't f
eel no pain
Just smile back…
And when I'm g
one, just carr
y on, don't mo
urn
Rejoice every
time you hear
the sound of m
y voice
Just know that
I'm looking d
own on you smi
ling
And I didn't f
eel a thing, S
o baby don't f
eel no pain
Just smile back…