Capo
2
Difficulty
Beginner 👶
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: A
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
A
Verse 1:
A
My mama taught me when I was a girl
E
If a man is a problem take him out of your world
A D
Leave room for the sunshine and no room for clouds
A E A
Just pretend he’s no longer around
E
And say
Chorus:
A
You ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
E
You ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
A G
Well, you ain’t gotta be 6 feet deep
F#m D
Pushing up daisies up through concrete
A E A
No, you ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
Verse 2:
A
He was a drinkin’ and a hollerin’
A
And you know how that goes
E
He was talking to women that mama don’t know
A D
So when they surely asked me, how was your daddy been?
A E A
I say who? I have never heard of him.
Bridge:
N.C.
You know, I think I have heard of that man,
N.C.
I think, I think I heard he got run over by a train,
N.C.
Mauled by a bear, maybe, hopefully
Chorus:
A
You ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
E
You ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
A G
Well, you ain’t gotta be 6 feet deep
F#m D
Pushing up daisies up through concrete
A E A
No, you ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
[Fiddle Solo]
D A E A F#m D A E A
Verse 3:
A
So here is your first and your final warning
E
There won’t be no car wrecks or rat poisoning
A D
So if you cross the line, no, there won’t be no crime
A E A
I’ll just say adios, sayonara, well, bye
Chorus:
A
You ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
E
You ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
A G
Well, you ain’t gotta be 6 feet deep
F#m D
Pushing up daisies up through concrete
A
Mauled by a bear, stung by a bee
A
Clip your toenails and get gangrene
E A
No, you ain’t gotta die to be dead to me
Outro:
D A E A F#m D A E A
Song History
Published: April 16, 2026
Last Updated: April 16, 2026