When I Die

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
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 [Fm7/Bb]                         [
 [Fm7]: xxx091]
          / / / /  / / / /

{section: Verse 1}
 [Eb]
 [Gm7]
 [Fm7]       When I die  I hope to be

 [Fm7/Bb]                                    [Cm7]   [F9]
 [Ab]
 [Bb]
 [Eb]              A better man than you thought I'd be

        * Gm7/D during final repeat of verse 1

        ** omitted during verse 4 and both repeats of verse 1

{section: Verse 2}
        It's been hard  to make you see
        What kind of man  I'm tryin' to be

{section: Verse 3}
        All I ask  for you to try
        To understand what it means to me

{section: Bridge}
 [G6]
 [F6]
 [G]       It's not hard      to understand  why you

 [G6]
 [F6]
 [G]       Get discouraged      all the time

 [G6]
 [F6]
 [G]       I keep tryin'      not to worry, but I

 [G6]
 [F6]
 [G]       Can't help feelin'      lost in you

 [C]  [Em/B]  [Am]  [C/G]
{sot} [D9]
 [F#]
        But I lo--o--o--o--ove you{eot}

 [Fm]     [Fm6]  Love you

 [Fm7/Bb]       [Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus2 Bb7-9   <- implied by vocal harmonies]
         And    I   need   you

{section: Verse 4}
        Time goes by  and you'll find
        That we'll achieve a love sublime

Instrumental break 1:

 [Cm]    [F9]   [[Fm]    [Bb13]
 [C]   [G]   [F]
 [G]     <- sax ]
          /  /  /  /

[repeat verse 1]

Instrumental break 2:

 [F]   [Em]    [Dm7][    [G7]
 [A]   [G]   [C]
 [D]     <- sax ]
          /  /  /  /

[repeat bridge]

Post-bridge:

        (
 [Fm7/Bb])
        'Cause I love you   and I want you
        'Cause I got to, got to have you
        'Cause I, 'cause I need you

[repeat verse 1]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

 [Cm7]               [F9]
 [Ab]
 [Bb]      [Bm] Be  (the kind of man that you thought I'd)