Chords for The Unquiet Grave
Tempo:
124.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The wind doth blow today, my love, [G] a few small drops of [G] rain.
Never [C]
have I had but one true love, in cold clay she is laid.
[G] I'll do as [C]
much [G] for [C] my true [D] [G] love [C] as any young man [D]
may.
[D] [G]
I'll sit and mourn all on [C] her grave [G] for twelve [D] months [G] and the day.
[C] [G]
The twelve [C] months and the day [D] being [G] gone, [C]
a [G] voice spoke from [D] the deep.
Who [G] is it sits all on my [C]
grave [G] and will [D] not let me [G] [C] sleep?
[G] Tis I, [C] tis I, [D] thine own true love [C]
who sits [G] all on [D] your grave.
[D] For [G] I crave one kiss from your [C] sweet lips and [G] that [D] is all I [G] seek.
You crave [C] one kiss from [D] my clay cold [G] lips but my breath is earthly [D] strong.
[G] But you want kiss from my cold [C] lips, your time [D] would not be [G]
[C] long.
[G] My time be [C] long [D] or my time be [G] short,
[C] tomorrow or [D] today.
[D] May
[G] God in heaven have all [C] my soul [G] but I'll kiss your [D] lips of clay.
[C] [G] Sit
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
down [Dm] in [C] [D] yonder garden [G] green, [C]
love [G] where we [D] used to walk.
The
[G] sweetest flower that [C] ever grew [G] is withered [D] to the [C] stalk.
[G] The stalk [C] is [D] withered dry, my [G] love, so will our hearts decay.
[Gm] So make [G]
yourself content, my love, [Gm] till death holds
[D] you awake.
[G]
[N]
Never [C]
have I had but one true love, in cold clay she is laid.
[G] I'll do as [C]
much [G] for [C] my true [D] [G] love [C] as any young man [D]
may.
[D] [G]
I'll sit and mourn all on [C] her grave [G] for twelve [D] months [G] and the day.
[C] [G]
The twelve [C] months and the day [D] being [G] gone, [C]
a [G] voice spoke from [D] the deep.
Who [G] is it sits all on my [C]
grave [G] and will [D] not let me [G] [C] sleep?
[G] Tis I, [C] tis I, [D] thine own true love [C]
who sits [G] all on [D] your grave.
[D] For [G] I crave one kiss from your [C] sweet lips and [G] that [D] is all I [G] seek.
You crave [C] one kiss from [D] my clay cold [G] lips but my breath is earthly [D] strong.
[G] But you want kiss from my cold [C] lips, your time [D] would not be [G]
[C] long.
[G] My time be [C] long [D] or my time be [G] short,
[C] tomorrow or [D] today.
[D] May
[G] God in heaven have all [C] my soul [G] but I'll kiss your [D] lips of clay.
[C] [G] Sit
[C]
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
down [Dm] in [C] [D] yonder garden [G] green, [C]
love [G] where we [D] used to walk.
The
[G] sweetest flower that [C] ever grew [G] is withered [D] to the [C] stalk.
[G] The stalk [C] is [D] withered dry, my [G] love, so will our hearts decay.
[Gm] So make [G]
yourself content, my love, [Gm] till death holds
[D] you awake.
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Gm
Dm
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ The _ _ wind doth blow _ _ today, _ _ my _ _ love, [G] _ _ a few small _ _ drops of [G] rain. _ _
_ _ Never _ _ [C] _
have I _ had but _ _ one true _ love, in _ cold clay she _ is laid.
_ _ [G] _ I'll _ do _ _ as [C] _
much [G] for _ [C] my true [D] _ [G] love _ _ [C] _ as any young man [D] _
may.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
I'll sit _ _ and _ mourn all _ _ on [C] her grave [G] for _ twelve [D] months _ _ [G] and the day.
_ [C] _ _ [G]
The _ _ _ _ _ twelve [C] months and _ the day [D] being [G] gone, _ _ [C] _
a [G] voice spoke _ from [D] the _ _ deep.
_ _ Who [G] _ _ is it _ sits all on my [C] _ _
grave [G] and _ will [D] not let _ me [G] _ [C] sleep? _
[G] _ _ _ _ Tis _ I, [C] tis I, _ [D] thine _ own true _ love _ [C] _
who sits [G] all _ on [D] your grave.
_ _ [D] _ For [G] I crave _ _ one _ kiss from your _ [C] sweet _ lips and [G] that _ [D] is all I [G] _ seek.
_ You _ _ _ crave _ [C] one kiss from [D] my clay cold _ [G] lips _ but my breath is _ earthly [D] _ strong. _ _ _ _
_ [G] But you _ _ want kiss from _ my cold [C] _ lips, your time _ [D] would _ not be [G] _
[C] long.
_ [G] _ _ _ My _ time be [C] long _ [D] or my _ time be [G] short, _
_ [C] _ tomorrow _ _ _ _ or [D] today.
_ _ [D] May _
_ _ _ [G] _ God in heaven _ have all [C] my soul [G] but I'll kiss your [D] _ _ lips of clay.
[C] _ _ [G] _ Sit _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
down [Dm] in _ [C] _ [D] yonder _ _ garden _ [G] green, _ [C] _
_ _ love [G] where we _ _ [D] used to walk.
_ The _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ sweetest flower _ _ that _ _ [C] ever grew _ [G] is _ _ withered [D] to _ the [C] stalk.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ The stalk _ _ [C] is _ _ [D] withered _ dry, my [G] _ love, _ _ so will our _ _ hearts decay. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] So _ _ make [G] _
_ _ yourself _ content, _ _ my _ love, [Gm] till _ _ death _ holds _
[D] you _ _ _ _ awake.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ Never _ _ [C] _
have I _ had but _ _ one true _ love, in _ cold clay she _ is laid.
_ _ [G] _ I'll _ do _ _ as [C] _
much [G] for _ [C] my true [D] _ [G] love _ _ [C] _ as any young man [D] _
may.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
I'll sit _ _ and _ mourn all _ _ on [C] her grave [G] for _ twelve [D] months _ _ [G] and the day.
_ [C] _ _ [G]
The _ _ _ _ _ twelve [C] months and _ the day [D] being [G] gone, _ _ [C] _
a [G] voice spoke _ from [D] the _ _ deep.
_ _ Who [G] _ _ is it _ sits all on my [C] _ _
grave [G] and _ will [D] not let _ me [G] _ [C] sleep? _
[G] _ _ _ _ Tis _ I, [C] tis I, _ [D] thine _ own true _ love _ [C] _
who sits [G] all _ on [D] your grave.
_ _ [D] _ For [G] I crave _ _ one _ kiss from your _ [C] sweet _ lips and [G] that _ [D] is all I [G] _ seek.
_ You _ _ _ crave _ [C] one kiss from [D] my clay cold _ [G] lips _ but my breath is _ earthly [D] _ strong. _ _ _ _
_ [G] But you _ _ want kiss from _ my cold [C] _ lips, your time _ [D] would _ not be [G] _
[C] long.
_ [G] _ _ _ My _ time be [C] long _ [D] or my _ time be [G] short, _
_ [C] _ tomorrow _ _ _ _ or [D] today.
_ _ [D] May _
_ _ _ [G] _ God in heaven _ have all [C] my soul [G] but I'll kiss your [D] _ _ lips of clay.
[C] _ _ [G] _ Sit _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
down [Dm] in _ [C] _ [D] yonder _ _ garden _ [G] green, _ [C] _
_ _ love [G] where we _ _ [D] used to walk.
_ The _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ sweetest flower _ _ that _ _ [C] ever grew _ [G] is _ _ withered [D] to _ the [C] stalk.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ The stalk _ _ [C] is _ _ [D] withered _ dry, my [G] _ love, _ _ so will our _ _ hearts decay. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] So _ _ make [G] _
_ _ yourself _ content, _ _ my _ love, [Gm] till _ _ death _ holds _
[D] you _ _ _ _ awake.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _