Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E MajorE D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA
When I'm dead put me 10 miles deep
Verse 1:
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE
Well hand me up my shotgun Maggie Mae
A augmentedA E MajorE
Devil's come to take yer boy away
E MajorE
I been spotted on the run
D MajorD
But I'll be waitin' when they come
A augmentedA E MajorE
Hand me up my shotgun Maggie Mae
Verse 2:
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE
I was born a poor man's only son
A augmentedA E MajorE
It ain't my fault I grew up on the run
E MajorE
Did my time as a workin' man
D MajorD
But they kept blood stains on my hands
A augmentedA
I was born a poor man's only son
Chorus:
E MajorE D MajorD D MajorD E MajorE
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD E MajorE
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
E MajorE
Brother when you lay me down
D MajorD
Down beneath the cold hard ground
A augmentedA E MajorE
You better put me ten miles deep
Verse 3:
E MajorE E MajorE
I keep my pistol by my head at night
D MajorD E MajorE
Lordy I can't seem to do no right
E MajorE
My whole town they know my name
D MajorD
I killed a man and won my fame
A augmentedA E MajorE
I keep my pistol by my head at night
Verse 4:
E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
A augmentedA E MajorE
When Jesus comes he won't disturb my sleep
E MajorE
I knew it when they shot me down
D MajorD
I felt the flames from under ground
A augmentedA E MajorE
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
Chorus: (Played as above)
E MajorE
Brother when you lay me down
D MajorD
Down beneath the cold hard ground
A augmentedA G+G G+G E MajorE
You better put me ten miles deep