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Key: 'Am'
First part:
Am Am2
Cyrus Jones, 1810 to 1913
F Am
Made his, great grandchildren believe you could live to a hundred & three
Am Am2
Well, a hundred & three is forever when you're just a little kid
F Am
So
Cyrus Jones lived forever
Chorus:
Am
Gravedigger
Am2
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Part 2:
Am Am2
Muriel Stonewall, 1903 to 1954
F Am
Lost both of her babies, in the second great war
Am Am2
Now you should never have to watch as your only children are lowered in thed
F Am
You should, never have to bury your own babies
Chorus:
Am
Gravedigger
Am2
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Part 3:
Dm F C G A#
Ring around the rosie
Dm F C G A#
Pocket full of posey
Dm F C G A#
Ashes to ashes
Dm F C G
We all fall down
Chorus:
Am
Gravedigger
Am2
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Part 4:
Am Am2
Little Mikey Carson, 67 to 75
F Am
Rode his, bike like the devil until the day he died
Am Am2
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze, oh, well
F Am
1940 to 1990---2!
Chorus:
Am
Gravedigger
Am2
When you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain
Am
Gravedigger
Am Am2
Gravedigger, when you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain, oh
Am Am2
Gravedigger, when you dig my grave
E
Could you make it shallow
Am Am2 D/G
So that I can feel the rain
Am Am2 F E
Gravegigger
Final: Am Am2 F E
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Song History
Published: February 28, 2023
Last Updated: March 6, 2026