Chords for Mavis Staples - "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" (Full Album Stream)

Tempo:
74.2 bpm
Chords used:

Em

B

G

Am

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mavis Staples - "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" (Full Album Stream) chords
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[E] [Bm] [Em]
Gone away don't you wanna go [G]
[Am] Gone away don't you [B] wanna go
[Em]
Gone away don't you wanna [G] go [Am] Gone to [D#m] my home on the [Em] other shore
[E] There's just one [Em] kind of favor I'll ask of you
[G] There [Am] is one kind of favor I'll [B] ask of you [Em] One kind of favor I'll ask of [G] you
[Am] See that [B] my grave is [Em] kept clean [Bm]
[Em] Dig my grave with a silver spade
[G]
[Am] Won't you dig my grave with a [B] silver spade
[Em] Dig my grave with a silver [G] spade
[Am] Ease [B] me down with a golden [E] chain
[Em]
[E] [Em]
[A] [Am] [B] [E] [B] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [B] [Em] Mmmm
Did you ever hear a church bell tone?
[G]
[Am] Did you ever hear those [B] church bells tone?
[Em] Have you ever heard the church bells [G]
[Am] toll?
And [B] you know I'm dead and [Em] gone
They say those streets are paved with gold
[G]
[Am] Well they say those streets are [B] paved with gold
Well [Em] they say those [Bm] streets, [E] they're paved [B] with [G] gold
[A] Lord [B] have mercy [Em] on my soul
[A] Oh Lord [B] have mercy on my soul
[E] [G]
[Am] Lord [B] have mercy [Em] on my soul
[G] Oh [F#m] Lord have [B] mercy [E] [B] on [C] my [Am] [G] soul
[F#] [Em]
Key:  
Em
121
B
12341112
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
Em
121
B
12341112
G
2131
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To start learning Mavis Staples - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Am, B, Em, G and Am in sequence. For best results, commence at 37 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 74. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Gone away don't you wanna go _ _ [G] _
[Am] Gone away don't you [B] wanna go
_ [Em] _
Gone away _ don't you wanna [G] go [Am] Gone to [D#m] my home on the [Em] other shore _
[E] There's just one [Em] kind of favor I'll ask of you
[G] There [Am] is one kind of favor I'll [B] ask of you _ [Em] One kind of favor I'll ask of [G] you
[Am] See that [B] my grave is [Em] kept clean _ [Bm] _
[Em] Dig my grave with a silver spade
[G]
[Am] Won't you dig my grave with a [B] silver spade _ _
[Em] Dig my grave with a silver [G] spade
[Am] Ease [B] me down with a golden [E] chain
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ [Em] Mmmm
Did _ you ever hear a church bell tone?
_ [G]
[Am] Did you ever hear those [B] church bells tone? _
[Em] Have you ever heard the church bells [G]
[Am] toll?
And [B] you know I'm dead and [Em] gone _
They say those streets are paved with gold
_ [G]
[Am] Well they say those streets are [B] paved with gold
Well [Em] they say those [Bm] streets, [E] they're paved [B] with [G] gold
[A] Lord [B] have mercy [Em] on my soul _
[A] Oh Lord [B] have mercy on my soul
[E] _ [G] _
[Am] Lord [B] have mercy [Em] on my soul _
[G] Oh [F#m] Lord have [B] mercy [E] _ [B] on [C] my _ _ [Am] _ [G] soul
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Your Good Fortune album.

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