Machine Gun Kelly – Play This When I’m Gone Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Machine Gun Kelly – Play This When I’m Gone Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCAmGFF13

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[Intro]
C Am G F F13 F

[Verse 1]
C                             
  I'm writing you this message 
                           Am
just so I can say that I love you
G                         
  I had to let you know that 
                       F      F13 F
everything about me was you, yeah
C                                  
  I think it's time for me to leave, 
                  Am
but I'll never leave you
          G                     
  I just looked at your pictures,
 so the last thing I did 
     F    F13 F
was see you

[Pre-Chorus]
    C
I'm 29, my anxiety's eating me alive
Am
I'm fightin' with myself and
 my sobriety every night
G                              
And last time I couldn't barely
            F            F13 F
 open up my eyes, I apologize

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[Chorus]
     C                 G      
I'm not gonna lie and tell you,
               Am            F
 "It's alright, it's alright"
 C                   G   
You're gonna cry and baby,
                Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright
   C                      G
I wrote you this song to keep 
when I'm gone
       Am          F
If you ever feel alone
 C                   G    
You're gonna cry and baby,
               Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright

[Interlude]
C

[Verse 2]
C                            
  I hope you get to go to all
                    Am
 the places that I showed you
G                           
  When I was on the road and 
                      F      F13 F
couldn't be home to hold you
C                        
  Part of me doesn't want 
                      Am
this cruel world to know you
      G                       
  So just try and keep in mind
                    F     F13 F
 everything that I told you

[Pre-Chorus]
    C
I'm 29, and society's eating me alive
Am
I'm fighting what comes with
 this notoriety every night
G                         
This is the last time I'll 
                 F            F13 F
ever open up my eyes, I apologize

[Chorus]
     C                 G      
I'm not gonna lie and tell you, 
               Am            F
"It's alright, it's alright"
 C                   G   
You're gonna cry and baby,
                Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright
   C                      G
I wrote you this song to keep 
when I'm gone
       Am          F
If you ever feel alone
 C                   G   
You're gonna cry and baby,
                Am            F
 that's alright, it's alright

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[Bridge]
C                   G             
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you, yeah
C                   G            
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
 Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you
C                                  
  And I'll miss you (I'll miss you),
 G
 I'll miss you (I'll miss you)
Am                              F
  I'll miss you (I'll miss you), 
I'll miss you, yeah
C                                  
  And I'll miss you (I'll miss you),
 G
 I'll miss you (I'll miss you)
Am                             
  I'll miss you (I'll miss you),
 F
 I'll miss you

[Outro]
C                   G            
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
 Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you, yeah
C                   G             
  And I'll miss you, I'll miss you,
Am              F
 I'll miss you, I'll miss you

How to play Play This When I’m Gone: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Play This When I’m Gone by Machine Gun Kelly on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Play This When I’m Gone by Machine Gun Kelly is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: C, Am, G, F and F13.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, C13 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
F13 chord on guitar (131231)
F13F A C E♭ D

Play This When I’m Gone chords: questions

What key is Play This When I’m Gone in?

Play This When I’m Gone by Machine Gun Kelly is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Play This When I’m Gone?

Play This When I’m Gone uses 5 chords: C, Am, G, F, F13.

What is the chord progression of Play This When I’m Gone?

The main progression is F – C – G – Am (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Play This When I’m Gone easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, D, C, C13 (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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