Simple Plan - When I'm Gone: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "When I'm Gone" 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.

Gm
I look around me
    D#
But all I seem to see
   A#
Is people going nowhere
  Cm
Expecting sympathy
                Gm
It's like we're going through the motions
       D#
Of a scripted destiny
         A#
Tell me where's our inspiration
   Cm
If life won't wait
                   D#
I guess it's up to me

Chorus:
D#   A#
Whoa-oh
          Gm                      F              D#
No we're not gonna waste another moment in this town
D#   A#
Whoa-oh
        Gm                  F                D#
And we won't come back the world is calling out
D#   A#
Whoa-oh
           Gm                      F
Leave the past in the past, gonna find the future
    D#
If misery loves company
      Cm              D               Gm
Well so long, you'll miss me when I'm gone (gone)
D#   Cm
(Gone, gone)
              D               Gm
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone (gone)
D#    Cm    D
 (Gone, gone)

Procrastination, running circles in my head
While you sit there contemplating
You wound up left for dead (Left for dead)
Life is what happens while you're
busy making your excuses
Another day, another casualty
And that won't happen to me

Chorus

              D               Gm D# F Gm
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
         Gm D# F Gm
When I'm gone      (let’s go!)

Gm
Won't look back
       D#
When I say goodbye
       A#
Gonna leave this a hole behind me
       F
Gonna take what's mine tonight
            Gm
Cause every wasted day
          D#
Becomes a wasted chance
             A#
You're gonna wake up feeling sorry
      Cm
Cause life won't wait
                   D#
I guess it's up to you

Chorus:
Whoa
No, we're not gonna waste another
moment in this town
Whoa
And we won't come back, the world is calling out
Whoa
We'll leave the past in the past
Gonna find the future
If misery loves company
Well, so long, you'll miss me when I'm gone

Oh, oh, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Oh, oh, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Oh, oh, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Oh, oh, oh
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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'm Gone" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When I'm Gone" by Simple Plan.