Alexander 23 - When I Die: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When I Die" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

   A                   C#m         G
I hope that people are sad when I die
                      D                Dm
But that I don't die for a long time, no
      A                B              E
If I go soon, have a drink and sing along
   A                   C#m            G
I hope that people are sad and they cry
                         D                Dm
But that they don't cry for a long time, no
      A                B              E
If I go soon, have a drink and sing along
             A     C#m G D
And sing it loud, oh,
         Dm A B E
sing it loud

I hope that people are sad when I die
And talk about all of the times
I gave a dollar to a stranger
who needed it more than I
I hope that people are sad when I die
I hope they all go tell my mom
And my dad that they raised me right
Despite all of the mistakes that I made

 F#m C#/F          E               B/D#
I'm sorry if I forgot to text you back
        D
But I swear I had your back
            G
If someone talked behind your back

I hope that people are sad when I die
But that I don't die for a long time, no
If I go soon, have a drink and sing along
I hope that people are sad and they cry
But that they don't cry for a long time, no
If I go soon, have a drink and sing along
And sing it loud, oh, sing it loud
Sing it loud, oh, sing it loud

If I was dead for a million years before I was born
And I'll be dead for a million years after I die
Then life is just a blip in the infinity of time
So love love and hate hate
So love love and hate hate


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "When I Die" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When I Die" by Alexander 23.