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