Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
E minorEm G+G 
C majorC G+G (2x)
Verse 1:
E minorEm G+G
Well I killed a man in Birmingham
C majorC G+G
I hit him with a tire iron
E minorEm G+G C majorC G+G
He did not move and I do not give a damn
E minorEm
I’ve been working here
G+G
Like a slavin’ mule
C majorC G+G
Sucking the earth dry of crude
E minorEm G+G C majorC G+G
Looking for a way out of it all
E minorEm
Cops are coming
G+G
I can feel em’ here
C majorC G+G
My back is crawling with standing hair
E minorEm G+G C majorC G+G
Wouldn’t mind to see a few pigs fall
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G
So take me down to the river
C majorC G+G
My blood all on the floor
E minorEm G+G
Cause i don't know if i can carry this weight
C majorC G+G
Much longer anymore
E minorEm G+G
Take me up the mountain
C majorC G+G
On a cloud bound for the sky
E minorEm G+G
Don't go praying for me
C majorC G+G
Because tonight i'm prepared to die
Interlude:
E minorEm G+G C majorC G+G (2x)
Verse 2:
E minorEm G+G
And I often wonder
C majorC G+G
What my tombstone would say
E minorEm G+G
Would they mention any of my good
C majorC G+G
Or just evil in my days
E minorEm G+G
That night out there in Birmingham
C majorC G+G
That boy who tried to rob me
E minorEm G+G
I did not want to but i had to
C majorC G+G
Show that boy the real me
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G
So take me down to the river
C majorC G+G
My blood all on the floor
E minorEm G+G
Cause i don't know if i can carry this weight
C majorC G+G
Much longer anymore
E minorEm G+G
Take me up the mountain
C majorC G+G
On a cloud bound for the sky
E minorEm G+G
Don't go praying for me
C majorC G+G
Because tonight i'm prepared to die
Verse 3:
E minorEm G+G
The dust has now settled
C majorC G+G
From those boys who busted in
E minorEm G+G
I am not a bad man
C majorC G+G
But there's bullets in my skin
Chorus:
E minorEm G+G
So take me down to the river
C majorC G+G
My blood all on the floor
E minorEm G+G
Cause i don't know if i can carry this weight
C majorC G+G
Much longer anymore
E minorEm G+G
Take me up the mountain
C majorC G+G
On a cloud bound for the sky
E minorEm G+G
Don't go praying for me
C majorC G+G
Because tonight i'm prepared to die
