Gravedigger Chords by Willie Nelson

Gravedigger chords by Willie Nelson

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Am      Dm

Verse 1:
             Am       G
Cyrus Jones, 1810 to 1913
         F
Made his great grandchildren believe
                   Am
He could live to a hundred and three
                                                  G
A hundred and three is forever when you're just a little kid
  F        G              Am
So, Cyrus Jones lived forever

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Chorus:
Am
Gravedigger
                G
When you dig my grave
                  E
Could you make it shallow
   G              F#m
So I can feel the rain
     Am
Gravedigger

Verse 2:
Am                         G
Muriel Stonewall, 1903 to 1954
         F                                Am
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Am
Now you should never have to watch
                      G
Your only children are lowered in the ground
    F                    G               Am
You should never have to bury your own babies

Chorus:
Am
Gravedigger
                G
When you dig my grave
                  E
Could you make it shallow
  C            G    F#m
So, that I can feel the rain
     Am
Gravedigger

Bridge:
Dm              F     C  G
Ring around the rosey
Dm             F      G
Pocket full of posey
Dm       F     C  G  Dm  F
Ashes to ashes
   C        G
We all fall down

Chorus:
     Am
Gravedigger
                C
When you dig my grave
                    E
Could you make it shallow
        G          F#m
So that I can feel the rain
     Am       C
Gravedigger

Verse 3:
Am                         G
  Little Mikey Carson, '67 to '75
  F                                         Am
He rode his bike like the devil until the day he died
                          C             G
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
  F         Am
Oh, 1940 to 1992

Chorus:
     Am
Gravedigger
             G
When you dig my grave
                  E
Could you make it shallow
        Am     G
So that I can feel the rain

Chorus:
Am
Gravedigger
                G
When you dig my grave
                  E
Could you make it shallow
        Am        G    F#m
So that I can feel the rain
                     Am
I can Feel the rain

End:
     Am
Gravedigger
                G
When you dig my grave
                  E
Could you make it shallow
        C      F#m
So that I can feel the rain
Am         G  F  Am  G  F
Gravedigger
Am         G  F  E  G  G/D
Gravedigger

Last updated: January 29, 2019

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