Intro F#m  D  C#m  E 

 A                     F#m 
Should there be an accident 
    D          Bm        E 
And I stop brea-thing at 26 
A                     F#m     D 
I want you to know 

A                      F#m 
Should there be an incident 
    D             Bm       E 
And my heart stops beating half past six 
A                 F#m     D 
I want you to know 

A               F#m 
Whether the bicycle rides 
D             Bm 
Or by the hand of a hired gun 
E                     A 
I want you to know 

( F#m  D ) 

A                   F#m 
Should there be bloodshed 
D                  Bm             E 
And I'm not fit for an open casket 
                  A 
I want you to know 

( F#m  D ) 

A                        E7                       D   E 
I was basking in the warm summer light when I died 
F#m                    D                    A 
I was doing what I loved when the car came by 
E               A 
Just so you know 

A                    F#m 
Should I lose con-centration 
D             Bm              E 
And ride across the median 
                  A 
I want you to know 

( F#m  D ) 

A                       F#m 
I must have been singing 
D                            Bm 
Driving with my knees like I usually did 
E                     A 
I want you to know 

( F#m  D ) 

A                          E7                     D   E 
I was basking in the warm summer light when I died 
F#m                    D                     A   E 
I was doing what I loved when the car came by 
A                          E7                    D   E 
I was basking in the warm summer light when I died 
F#m                   D                      A 
I was doing what I loved when the car came by 
E               F#m 
Just so you know 

( D  E  A )