Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: C majorC
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
Oh babe, don't lie lonesome after I'm gone
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
Don't mourn your young life away
DmDm G+G A minorAm
Just lower me down with a prayer and a song
G+G A minorAm
Just 'fore the breaking of day
G+G A minorAm
Just 'fore the breaking of day
Verse 2:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
Well, it's a life worth the living but we all gotta die
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
All your crying can't do me no good
DmDm G+G A minorAm
Just lower me down with a quick sad goodbye
G+G A minorAm
Pour in the black Texas mud
G+G A minorAm
Pour in the black Texas mud
Verse 3:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
It's a hard road you're travelin', you can't walk it alone
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
Find a big man to stand beside you
DmDm G+G A minorAm
Take him down to the river, show him my bones
G+G A minorAm
Tell him there lies a friend I once knew
G+G A minorAm
There lies a friend I once knew
Verse 4:
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
Well, the black crow's a-screaming, the yellow sun's warm
A minorAm G+G A minorAm
And the grass tumbles tall down the hill
DmDm G+G A minorAm
There's a cold wind building, it's bringin' a storm
G+G A minorAm
When the call of the black crow goes still
G+G A minorAm
When the call of the black crow goes still