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