Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Lyrics - Sidney Clare
Key: G
Music - Sam H. Stept and Bee Palmer
Copyright 1930

File Created 08/04/2018
File Updated 09/06/2019

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Intro Chords:

GGF#F

EEEE

A7A7A7A7

D7D7D7D7

GGD7D7G


Verse 1:

G                   Bm    G7
Years we've been to gether
C                   G    C#dim
Seems we can't get along
D7        G#dim  D7
No matter what I do
            Daug    G  G#dimD7
It don't ap-peal to you

G                   Bm      G7
Makes no difference whether
C                 G    G#dim
I am right or I'm wrong
D     F#7       B7         AmB7
If we  can't be sweethearts
     Gm   A7      D  G#dimD7
This much you can do

Chorus:

G                   B7
Please don't talk a bout me
     Cm7 E7
When I'm gone
Oh honey
A7
though our friendship
D7     Daug     G G#dimAm7
Ceases from now on

    D7     G                B7       Cm7  E7
And listen if you can't say anything real nice
It's better
A7                 D7      G    CmG
not to talk at all is my advice
We're parting
B7
You go your way
I'll go mine
Cm7  E7
It's best that we do

A7
Here's a kiss
I hope that this
       D7      C#dim
Brings lots of luck
   D7
To you

G
Makes no difference
B7        Cm7  E7
How I car-ry on
         A7
Remember please don't talk
  D7
a bout me
Am7  D7  G    D7
When I'm gone

Verse 2:

G               Bm  G7
Just before our parting
C                   G   C#dim
Something I want to say
D7         G#dim D7
I’m really sorry now
          D+     G  G#dimD7
For ev’ry broken vow

G                     Bm      G7
Sweetheart now you’re starting
C                  G  G#dim
On your own little way
D         F#7       B7     AmB7
One thing please re-member
   Gm   A7         D  G#dimD7
In your mind some  how

Chorus Repeat:

End Chords:

GGF#FE

A7A7A7A7

D7D7D7D7

GD7GAm7G6


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