Simon Crutchfields Grave chords by Nothin' Fancy

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

Intro:
D     G     Bm    A
D     G     Bm    A

Verse 1:
D                  G
I remember very well a tale my daddy used to tell
Bm                            A
About old Simon Crutchfield and his wife
D                          G
They said she loved another, and he told her that he’d kill her
Bm                         A
He said he’d have her lover’s life

Verse 2:
D                       G
Simon Crutchfield lived back in the Kentucky hills
Bm                         A
Where the yellow poplar trees grow tall
D                      G
One cold winter’s night he said he’d make it right
Bm                         A
And he made a deadly call

Chorus:
D                     G
Mary Crutchfield, you should be ashamed
Bm                     A
Fall on your knees and pray your soul be saved
D                        G
You took my love and you threw it all away
Bm                      A
Now you lie in Simon Crutchfield’s grave

Verse 3:
D                       G
Mary built a fire and she fixed him a plate
Bm                          A
When he came in from the cold
D                      G
She poured him some coffee and he sat down to eat
Bm                          A
And that’s when Simon lost control

Verse 4:
D                        G
He reached for the axe he kept behind the door
Bm                         A
And with a scream she ran outside
D                       G
He caught her in the yard and he hit her in the head
Bm                       A
And that’s where Mary Crutchfield died

Chorus:
D                     G
Mary Crutchfield, you should be ashamed
Bm                     A
Fall on your knees and pray your soul be saved
D                        G
You took my love and you threw it all away
Bm                      A
Now you lie in Simon Crutchfield’s grave

Verse 5:
D                            G
Well he hid her body 'neath the snow in the yard
Bm                      A
And he cleaned up the blood inside
D                        G
He put on her dress and he lay down on the bed
Bm                          A
To wait for the man who had lied

Verse 6:
D                       G
He heard a horse stop in the yard outside
Bm                        A
And someone calling Mary’s name
D                      G
He jumped from the bed and he swung the door wide
Bm                        A
And Simon Crutchfield staked his claim

Chorus:
D                     G
Mary Crutchfield, you should be ashamed
Bm                     A
Fall on your knees and pray your soul be saved
D                        G
You took my love and you threw it all away
Bm                      A
Now you lie in Simon Crutchfield’s grave

Outro:
D     G     Bm    A
D     G     Bm    A