(D)Some day (G)I’ll have (D)mon ey,
mon ey (G)is n’t ea sy (G)come by, by the (G)time it’s (D)come by (G)I’ll be gone,
I’ll sing my (G)song and I’ll be gone.
(D)oh.
(D)Some day (G)I’ll have (D)lov in’,
lov in’ (G)is n’t ea sy (G)come by, by the (G)time it’s (D)come by (G)I’ll be gone,
I’ll sing my (G)song and I’ll be gone,
(D)oh.
(E)Liv in’ a life of (A)lux ur y
(F#)does n’t seem to be
for me,
(G)be
for me.
(E)Mov in’ a round comes (A)nat ’ral ly, (F#)mov in’ a round and (B)feel
ing free,
(G)that’s
for me.
(D)Some day (G)I’ll have (D)mon ey,
mon ey (G)is n’t ea sy (G)come by, lov in’ (G)is n’t ea sy (G)come by, nei ther (G)of them ea sy (G)come by.
This page shows “I'll Be Gone” by Spectrum in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 148 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.