When You're Gone Chords
When You're Gone by Mary J. Blige is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F#, Em, Bm, D and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO G F# Em
Bm
Seems like we were right
G
But you always have a problem with everything
G
Appreciate your advise but sometimes I have trouble managing
Bm G
Now that I'm paying attention I see how beautiful you are
F#
But when you spend so much time together now everything can get so dark
D Em
Oh when you're gone I'd miss you like I did when we were first together
G
No one in this world could hold me better
Bm
Just tell me when you're coming home
D Em
When you're gone I'd miss you like you took a piece of me with you
G
Didn't think I'd care that much, did ya?
Em
Just tell me when you're coming home
Bm
Seems like we were right
G
But today I woke on the wrong side
F#
I need silence to keep me right
F#
Otherwise the day won't be nice
Bm G
I wanna laugh with you again just like you are my best friends
F#
But friends can always breathe
F#
And we're too close, and too close is never easy
D Em
Oh when you're gone I'd miss you like I did when we were first together
G
No one in this world could hold me better
Bm
Just tell me when you're coming home
D Em
When you're gone I'd miss you like you took a piece of me with you
G
Didn't think I'd care that much, did ya?
Em
Just tell me when you're coming home
BRIDGE
G
I'm not alone
A Bm
Until you leave me
D
Now we all get to sleep tonight
A
Cause you're not here beside me
G A Bm
When you're away it's never easy
D A
You make it all alright, I miss you
D Em
Oh when you're gone I'd miss you like I did when we were first together
G
No one in this world could hold me better
Bm
Just tell me when you're coming home
D Em
When you're gone I'd miss you like you took a piece of me with you
G
Didn't think I'd care that much, did ya?
Em
Just tell me when you're coming home