When She's Gone
Mary Chapin CarpenterVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
She threw her purse upon the bed
She looked around and shook her head
There's really nothing left, she said
There's nothing I ain't done
She wore your favorite dress tonight
She hoped her hair would catch the light
And you just sat there gettin' tight
On double shots of rum
You don't care what people say
They're gonna say it anyway
You don't hear what you can't use
It's always been the same old news
You don't beg and you don't plead
Or miss a thing that you don't need
She knew by the way you kissed her
When she's gone, you won't miss her
Morning comes on an old cat's paws
And when the sun hits the walls
The light's as bright as it ever was
After or before
And you wince as waking pounds your head
And you drag your arm across the bed
And the tangled sheets and the twisted spread
Fall onto the floor
And the kitchen table finds you silent
If you had a thought, now you can't find it
You take a long drag on your smoke
And taste your coffee growing cold
She didn't beg and you didn't plead
She knew exactly how to leave
The way she knew when you kissed her
When she's gone, you won't miss her
She didn't beg and you didn't plead
She knew exactly when to leave
The way she knew as you kissed her
When she's gone, you won't miss her
repeat and fade]
Here's the strumming pattern for most of the song. The funny-looking
lines are musical notes. The numbers above the notes are just the relative
durations, for the benefit of the notationally impaired.
The first chord of each line is actually just a single note, or perhaps
just the two or three lowest strings. The last C(9) in the first two lines
is only played sometimes; other times, it's just an eighth note at the end
of the measure, and other times there's _no_ chord after the C*.
F: x33211 or 133211 (fret the E string with your thumb)
F(9): x33011 or 133011 (fret the E string with your thumb)
C (9 fr.): 330010
C*: hammer-on (quickly) from 330010 to 332010
2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
| +--+--+--+ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / . / . /
2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
| +--+--+--+ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / . / . /
2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
| +--+--+--+ | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / . / . /
2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1
| +--+ | | | | +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / . / / / /
For the other parts (e.g., the Am F G C part), it's never very complex;
mostly just like this:
2 1 1 2 1 1
| +--+ | +--+
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
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Readable chord sheet for When She's Gone by Mary Chapin Carpenter
[F] She threw her purse up[C]on the bed [F] She looked around and sh[C]ook her head [F] There's really nothing l[C]eft, she said [G] There's nothing I ain't d[C]one [F] She wore your favorite dr[C]ess tonight [F] She hoped her hair would c[C]atch the light [F] And you just sat there[C] gettin' tight [G] On double shots of r[C]um [Am] You don't care what [F]people say [G] They're gonna say it [C]anyway [Am] You don't hear what [F]you can't use [G] It's always been the s[C]ame old news [Am] You don't beg and y[F]ou don't plead [G] Or miss a thing that [C]you don't need [F] She knew by the [C]way you kissed her [G] When she's gone, [C]you won't miss her [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] Morning comes on an old cat's paws And when the sun hits the walls The light's as bright as it ever was After or before And you wince as waking pounds your head And you drag your arm across the bed And the tangled sheets and the twisted spread Fall onto the floor And the kitchen table finds you silent If you had a thought, now you can't find it You take a long drag on your smoke And taste your coffee growing cold She didn't beg and you didn't plead She knew exactly how to leave The way she knew when you kissed her When she's gone, you won't miss her She didn't beg and you didn't plead She knew exactly when to leave The way she knew as you kissed her When she's gone, you won't miss her [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] repeat and fade] Here's the strumming pattern for most of the song. The funny-looking lines are musical notes. The numbers above the notes are just the relative durations, for the benefit of the notationally impaired. The first chord of each line is actually just a single note, or perhaps just the two or three lowest strings. The last C(9) in the first two lines is only played sometimes; other times, it's just an eighth note at the end of the measure, and other times there's _no_ chord after the C*. F: x33211 or 133211 (fret the E string with your thumb) F(9): x33011 or 133011 (fret the E string with your thumb) C (9 fr.): 330010 C*: hammer-on (quickly) from 330010 to 332010 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 | +--+--+--+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / . / . / [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 | +--+--+--+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / . / . / [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 | +--+--+--+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / . / . / [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [C] [C] [C] 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 | +--+ | | | | +--+--+ | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / . / / / / [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] For the other parts (e.g., the Am F G C part), it's never very complex; mostly just like this: 2 1 1 2 1 1 | +--+ | +--+ | | | | | | / / / / / /