Chords for John Prine + Sturgill Simpson - Please Don't Bury Me, The Theatre Royal, Waterford Aug 2017
Tempo:
101.25 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[B] I [D] woke up this [G] morning, put on my [A] slippers, walked in the kitchen and [A] died.
into the ceiling, [A] and I went up into heaven.
Right, God damn [G] it, it's sick.
a way.
[D] lay on the ankle of the sack just [G] before [E] you passed away.
[G] Please don't bury me [D] down in the cold, cold ground.
on for [D] my brain is a dirty thing.
[D] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [A] ears and put them on [D] my side.
into the ceiling, [A] and I went up into heaven.
Right, God damn [G] it, it's sick.
a way.
[D] lay on the ankle of the sack just [G] before [E] you passed away.
[G] Please don't bury me [D] down in the cold, cold ground.
on for [D] my brain is a dirty thing.
[D] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [A] ears and put them on [D] my side.
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_ _ _ [B] I [D] woke up this [G] morning, put on my [A] slippers, walked in the kitchen and [A] died.
_ And I woke up this evening, [D] put my [G] soul into the ceiling, [A] and I went up into heaven.
[D] I did right.
_ Right, God damn [G] it, it's sick.
[D] God, heaven is a way.
I slept upon the floor of [A] your head, _ [D] lay on the ankle of the sack just [G] before [E] you passed away.
These were [A] the very last words that [D] you said.
_ [G] Please don't bury me [D] down in the cold, cold ground.
I will have to pick me up [A] and pass me on for [D] my brain is a dirty thing.
[G] I grabbed [D] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [A] ears and put them on [D] my side.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Get my stomach, do me a walk, [G] stay running out [D] of air.
Put my socks in a cedar box, [B] get them out [D] of here.
Finish them off, have _ [G] your [D] nose, [G] until my heart [A] moves your brain.
_ _ [D] _
[G] Please don't bury me [D] down in the cold, cold ground.
I will have to pick me up [A] and pass me on _
[D] for my brain is a hurricane.
[G] I grabbed [E] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [A] ears and put them on [Dm] my side.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Get my feet to the foot base, [G] got a [D] fancy free.
Get my knees to the knees, [E] don't put that stuff on me.
[D] Hand down my walking cane, it's a sin [E] to turn back.
Send my mouth [D] away and [A] stop, kiss my [D] ass goodbye.
[G] Please don't bury me [A] down in the cold, cold [D] ground.
I will have to pick me up and pass me on _ [D] for my brain is a hurricane.
[G] I grabbed [D] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [E] ears and put them on my side.
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[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] I [D] woke up this [G] morning, put on my [A] slippers, walked in the kitchen and [A] died.
_ And I woke up this evening, [D] put my [G] soul into the ceiling, [A] and I went up into heaven.
[D] I did right.
_ Right, God damn [G] it, it's sick.
[D] God, heaven is a way.
I slept upon the floor of [A] your head, _ [D] lay on the ankle of the sack just [G] before [E] you passed away.
These were [A] the very last words that [D] you said.
_ [G] Please don't bury me [D] down in the cold, cold ground.
I will have to pick me up [A] and pass me on for [D] my brain is a dirty thing.
[G] I grabbed [D] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [A] ears and put them on [D] my side.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Get my stomach, do me a walk, [G] stay running out [D] of air.
Put my socks in a cedar box, [B] get them out [D] of here.
Finish them off, have _ [G] your [D] nose, [G] until my heart [A] moves your brain.
_ _ [D] _
[G] Please don't bury me [D] down in the cold, cold ground.
I will have to pick me up [A] and pass me on _
[D] for my brain is a hurricane.
[G] I grabbed [E] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [A] ears and put them on [Dm] my side.
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[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Get my feet to the foot base, [G] got a [D] fancy free.
Get my knees to the knees, [E] don't put that stuff on me.
[D] Hand down my walking cane, it's a sin [E] to turn back.
Send my mouth [D] away and [A] stop, kiss my [D] ass goodbye.
[G] Please don't bury me [A] down in the cold, cold [D] ground.
I will have to pick me up and pass me on _ [D] for my brain is a hurricane.
[G] I grabbed [D] my eyes and the devil, they opened my [E] ears and put them on my side.
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[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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