Gravedigger Chords by Willie Nelson
Tempo:
169.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
F
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A] Cyrus Jones from 1810 [Em] to 1913
[F] Made his great-grandchildren believe [G] you could live [Am] to 103
Now 103 is forever when you're [Em] just a little kid
So, [F] Cyrus Jones [G] lived [Am] forever
[G] [Am] Grave digger, when you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow so [Am] I [G] can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
Hero Stonewall, 1903 [G] to 1954
[F] She lost both of her babies in [G] the Second [Am] Great War
Now you should never have to watch your only [G] children lowered in the ground
I [F] mean you should never have to [G] bury your [Am] own babies
Grave digger, when you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow so [Am] that [G] I can feel [D] the rain?
[A] Grave digger
[Am]
[Dm] Ring around the [F]
[C] roses
[G]
[Dm] Pocket full [F] of roses
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F] Ashes to ashes
[C] We [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] all [G] fall down
[Am] Grave digger, when you [Em] dig my grave
Can you make [E] it shallow so [Am] that I [Em] can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
[A] [Am]
Little Mikey Carson, [G] 67 to 75
He [F] rode his bike like the [G] devil until the [Am] day he died
And when he grows up, [A] he wants to be [G] Mr.
Birdie
Go home a-flyin' trapeze, [F] oh
1940 [G] to [Am]
1992
Grave digger
When you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow so [Am] that I [G] can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
When you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow
[A] So that [E] I can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
[G] [D] [E]
[Am] [G]
[F] [E] [Am] Grave digger
[G] [F] [E] [Am] [G]
[D]
[C]
[A] Cyrus Jones from 1810 [Em] to 1913
[F] Made his great-grandchildren believe [G] you could live [Am] to 103
Now 103 is forever when you're [Em] just a little kid
So, [F] Cyrus Jones [G] lived [Am] forever
[G] [Am] Grave digger, when you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow so [Am] I [G] can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
Hero Stonewall, 1903 [G] to 1954
[F] She lost both of her babies in [G] the Second [Am] Great War
Now you should never have to watch your only [G] children lowered in the ground
I [F] mean you should never have to [G] bury your [Am] own babies
Grave digger, when you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow so [Am] that [G] I can feel [D] the rain?
[A] Grave digger
[Am]
[Dm] Ring around the [F]
[C] roses
[G]
[Dm] Pocket full [F] of roses
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F] Ashes to ashes
[C] We [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] all [G] fall down
[Am] Grave digger, when you [Em] dig my grave
Can you make [E] it shallow so [Am] that I [Em] can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
[A] [Am]
Little Mikey Carson, [G] 67 to 75
He [F] rode his bike like the [G] devil until the [Am] day he died
And when he grows up, [A] he wants to be [G] Mr.
Birdie
Go home a-flyin' trapeze, [F] oh
1940 [G] to [Am]
1992
Grave digger
When you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow so [Am] that I [G] can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
When you dig [G] my grave
Would you make [E] it shallow
[A] So that [E] I can feel [D] the rain?
[Am] Grave digger
[G] [D] [E]
[Am] [G]
[F] [E] [Am] Grave digger
[G] [F] [E] [Am] [G]
[D]
[C]
Key:
G
Am
F
E
D
G
Am
F
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Cyrus Jones from _ 1810 [Em] to _ 1913 _ _
_ [F] Made his great-grandchildren believe [G] you could live [Am] to _ 103 _ _
_ _ Now 103 is forever when you're [Em] just a little kid _ _
_ So, [F] _ Cyrus Jones [G] lived [Am] forever _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] Grave digger, _ _ when you dig [G] my grave _ _
Would you make [E] it shallow _ _ so _ _ [Am] I _ [G] can feel _ [D] the rain? _ _ _
_ [Am] Grave digger _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hero Stonewall, _ 1903 [G] to 1954 _ _ _
_ [F] She lost both of her babies in [G] the Second [Am] Great War _ _ _
Now you should never have to watch your only [G] children lowered in the ground _
I [F] mean you should never have to [G] bury your [Am] own babies _ _ _
_ Grave digger, _ _ when you dig [G] my grave _ _
Would you make [E] it shallow _ _ _ so [Am] _ that [G] I can feel _ [D] the _ rain? _
_ _ [A] Grave digger _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Ring around the [F] _
_ [C] roses
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ Pocket full [F] of _ roses
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] Ashes to ashes
_ [C] _ _ We [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] all _ [G] fall down
_ _ _ _ [Am] Grave digger, _ _ when you [Em] dig my grave
_ Can you make [E] it shallow _ _ so _ [Am] that I [Em] can feel _ _ _ [D] the rain?
_ _ _ [Am] Grave digger _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
Little Mikey Carson, _ [G] 67 to _ 75
_ He [F] rode his bike like the [G] devil until the [Am] day he died
_ _ _ And when he grows up, [A] he wants to be [G] Mr.
Birdie
Go home a-flyin' trapeze, [F] oh _
_ 1940 [G] to _ [Am] _
1992 _ _ _ _ _ _
Grave digger
When you dig [G] my grave
_ _ _ Would you make [E] it shallow _ _ so _ [Am] that I [G] can feel _ _ [D] the rain?
_ _ _ _ [Am] Grave digger
_ _ When you dig [G] my grave
_ _ _ Would you make [E] it shallow
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] So that [E] I can _ feel [D] the rain?
_ _ _ _ [Am] Grave digger
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] Grave digger
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Cyrus Jones from _ 1810 [Em] to _ 1913 _ _
_ [F] Made his great-grandchildren believe [G] you could live [Am] to _ 103 _ _
_ _ Now 103 is forever when you're [Em] just a little kid _ _
_ So, [F] _ Cyrus Jones [G] lived [Am] forever _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] Grave digger, _ _ when you dig [G] my grave _ _
Would you make [E] it shallow _ _ so _ _ [Am] I _ [G] can feel _ [D] the rain? _ _ _
_ [Am] Grave digger _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hero Stonewall, _ 1903 [G] to 1954 _ _ _
_ [F] She lost both of her babies in [G] the Second [Am] Great War _ _ _
Now you should never have to watch your only [G] children lowered in the ground _
I [F] mean you should never have to [G] bury your [Am] own babies _ _ _
_ Grave digger, _ _ when you dig [G] my grave _ _
Would you make [E] it shallow _ _ _ so [Am] _ that [G] I can feel _ [D] the _ rain? _
_ _ [A] Grave digger _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Ring around the [F] _
_ [C] roses
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ Pocket full [F] of _ roses
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] Ashes to ashes
_ [C] _ _ We [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] all _ [G] fall down
_ _ _ _ [Am] Grave digger, _ _ when you [Em] dig my grave
_ Can you make [E] it shallow _ _ so _ [Am] that I [Em] can feel _ _ _ [D] the rain?
_ _ _ [Am] Grave digger _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
Little Mikey Carson, _ [G] 67 to _ 75
_ He [F] rode his bike like the [G] devil until the [Am] day he died
_ _ _ And when he grows up, [A] he wants to be [G] Mr.
Birdie
Go home a-flyin' trapeze, [F] oh _
_ 1940 [G] to _ [Am] _
1992 _ _ _ _ _ _
Grave digger
When you dig [G] my grave
_ _ _ Would you make [E] it shallow _ _ so _ [Am] that I [G] can feel _ _ [D] the rain?
_ _ _ _ [Am] Grave digger
_ _ When you dig [G] my grave
_ _ _ Would you make [E] it shallow
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] So that [E] I can _ feel [D] the rain?
_ _ _ _ [Am] Grave digger
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] Grave digger
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _