Imperials - Water Grave Chords
Tempo:
80.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Gm
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
Now in my [Bb] house there's been a mercy killing.
[Am] The man I [C] used to be has been [G] crucified.
And the death of this man was the final way [Bb] of revealing.
[Am] In the spiritual [C] way of living I [G] had to die.
Now if I let the dead man [Gm] linger in me,
[F] I [C] might get a little idle [G] in my soul.
So I'm going down to the [Gm] celebration river.
[F] I'm gonna [C] take this dead man down to a [G] water grave.
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
And my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be [G] buried alive.
I'm gonna show [Gm] my Father [F] the man [C] I used to be [G] has finally died.
I'm gonna [Gm] pray my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be made [G]
a man.
I'm gonna show [Gm] my Heavenly [F] Father the man [C] I used to be has [G] finally died.
[Gm] [G]
[C] [G]
When I [D] think of where I'm [Em] going, in [N] terms of where I've been,
it [E] makes me [Am] glad to know my Lord [G] that I've been born [Cm] again.
[G] I'm [Gm]
gonna [F] show [C] [G]
my [Gm]
[F] [C] Heavenly [G] Father the man I [Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
used to [Gm] be has finally died.
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
Now in my [Bb] house there's been a mercy killing.
[Am] The man I [C] used to be has been [G] crucified.
And the death of this man was the final way [Bb] of revealing.
[Am] In the spiritual [C] way of living I [G] had to die.
Now if I let the dead man [Gm] linger in me,
[F] I [C] might get a little idle [G] in my soul.
So I'm going down to the [Gm] celebration river.
[F] I'm gonna [C] take this dead man down to a [G] water grave.
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
And my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be [G] buried alive.
I'm gonna show [Gm] my Father [F] the man [C] I used to be [G] has finally died.
I'm gonna [Gm] pray my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be made [G]
a man.
I'm gonna show [Gm] my Heavenly [F] Father the man [C] I used to be has [G] finally died.
[Gm] [G]
[C] [G]
When I [D] think of where I'm [Em] going, in [N] terms of where I've been,
it [E] makes me [Am] glad to know my Lord [G] that I've been born [Cm] again.
[G] I'm [Gm]
gonna [F] show [C] [G]
my [Gm]
[F] [C] Heavenly [G] Father the man I [Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
used to [Gm] be has finally died.
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [C] [G]
Key:
G
C
Gm
F
Am
G
C
Gm
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Now in my [Bb] house there's been a mercy killing.
_ [Am] The man I [C] used to be has been [G] crucified. _
_ And the death of this man was the final way [Bb] of revealing.
_ [Am] In the spiritual [C] way of living I [G] had to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ Now if I let the dead man [Gm] linger in me,
_ [F] I [C] might get a little idle [G] in my _ _ soul.
So I'm going down to the [Gm] celebration river.
_ [F] I'm gonna [C] take this dead man down to a [G] water grave. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
And my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be [G] buried alive.
_ _ I'm gonna show [Gm] my _ Father [F] the man [C] I used to be [G] has finally died.
_ _ I'm gonna _ [Gm] pray my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be made [G] _
a man.
_ _ I'm gonna show [Gm] my Heavenly [F] Father the man [C] I used to be has [G] finally died.
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ When I [D] think of where I'm [Em] going, in [N] terms of where I've been,
it [E] makes me [Am] glad to know my Lord [G] that I've been born [Cm] again.
[G] I'm _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
gonna [F] show _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ my [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] Heavenly [G] Father the _ _ man I _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ used to [Gm] be has finally died. _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Now in my [Bb] house there's been a mercy killing.
_ [Am] The man I [C] used to be has been [G] crucified. _
_ And the death of this man was the final way [Bb] of revealing.
_ [Am] In the spiritual [C] way of living I [G] had to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ Now if I let the dead man [Gm] linger in me,
_ [F] I [C] might get a little idle [G] in my _ _ soul.
So I'm going down to the [Gm] celebration river.
_ [F] I'm gonna [C] take this dead man down to a [G] water grave. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
And my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be [G] buried alive.
_ _ I'm gonna show [Gm] my _ Father [F] the man [C] I used to be [G] has finally died.
_ _ I'm gonna _ [Gm] pray my [F] Lord, [C] I'm gonna be made [G] _
a man.
_ _ I'm gonna show [Gm] my Heavenly [F] Father the man [C] I used to be has [G] finally died.
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ When I [D] think of where I'm [Em] going, in [N] terms of where I've been,
it [E] makes me [Am] glad to know my Lord [G] that I've been born [Cm] again.
[G] I'm _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
gonna [F] show _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ my [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] Heavenly [G] Father the _ _ man I _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ used to [Gm] be has finally died. _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _