Diggin My Grave chords by William Elliott Whitmore

Verse 1:
Dm
I'm diggin' my grave, I'm diggin' my grave
              A
My road to hell is surely paved
        Dm
With all the love that I never gave
        A              Dm
I'm diggin' my grave, oh lord I'm diggin' my grave

Verse 2:
Dm
And the hole is made, with a pick and a spade
             A
And all the debts never repaid
     Dm
Oh how I wish that I could have stayed
        A             Dm
But the hole is made, oh lord the hole is made

Chorus:
        G          D
And the hole is shallow where I must lay
      Dm
The hole is shallow, but that's okay
        Dm         G
Cause I'll have peace on my final day
       Dm   A         Dm
Down in this shallow hole where I must lay

Verse 3:
Dm
Well this July ground is mighty hard
              A
This July ground is mighty hard
      Dm
My back is broken, my hands are scared
   A           Dm
This July ground is mighty hard

Verse 4:
Dm
Well lord I wish that I hadn't sinned
           A
Oh oh I wish I hadn't sinned
       Dm
That I could be with you again
    A            Dm
Oh oh I wish Oh I wish I hadn't sinned

Chorus:
        G          D
And the hole is shallow where I must lay
        Dm         A
And the hole is shallow but that's okay
        Dm        G
Cause I'll have peace on my final day
       Dm   A         Dm
Down in this shallow hole where I must lay

Verse 5:
Dm
This Iowa dirt is mighty cold
             A
This Iowa dirt is mighty cold
       Dm
And god will never rest my soul
       A      Dm
Down in this Iowa dirt so cold

Repeat Verse 1:
Dm
I'm diggin' my grave, I'm diggin' my grave
              A
My road to hell is surely paved
        Dm
With all the love that I never gave
        A              Dm
I'm diggin' my grave, oh lord I'm diggin' my grave