When Youre Gone was co-written by Bryan Adams and Eliot Kennedy. It was inspired by the notion of how someones absence can have a significant emotional impact. Bryan Adams was motivated to write the song while on tour, capturing the feeling of missing someone that many people experience while away from loved ones.
Key: Dm
Introduction:
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When you're gone...!
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I've been wandering around the house all night
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Wond'ring what the hell to do
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Yeah, I'm trying to concentrate but all I can think of is you
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Well, the phone don't ring cause my friends ain't home
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I'm tired of being all alone
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Got the TV on, cause the radio's playing songs that remind me of you
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Baby when you're gone
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I realize I'm in love
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Days go on and on
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And the nights just seem so long
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Even food don't taste that good
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Drink ain't doing what it should
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Things just feel so wrong
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Baby, when you're gone
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Yeah, I've been driving up and down these streets
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Trying to find somewhere to go
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Yeah, I'm lookin' for a familiar face but there's no one I know
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Ah, this is torture, this is pain, it feels like I'm gonna go insane
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I hope you're coming back real soon cause I don't know what to do