Written by Blind Lemon Jefferson/Traditional
Intro verse 1 E B7 E Well it's one kind favor I ask of you, E A E Well it's one kind favor I ask of you, E Lawd it's one kind favor I'll ask of you, E B7 E Please ask my grave is kept clean. verse 2 E B7 E It's a long old lane that got no end, E A E It's a long lane that got no end, E It's a long lane ain't got no end, E B7 E And it's a bad wind that never change. verse 3 E B7 E Lord, it's two white horses in a line, A E Well, it's two white horses in a line, E Well, it's two white horses in a line, E B7 E Want take me to my burying ground. verse 4 E B7 E My heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold, A E My heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold, E Well, my heart stopped beating, Lord, my hands turned cold, E B7 E It wasn't long 'fore service by the cypress grove. Verse 5 E B7 E Have you ever heard that coffin sound? A E Have you ever heard a coffin sound? E Have you ever heard Lawd that coffin sound? E B7 E Than you know that the poor boy's in the ground. Verse 6 E B7 E Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade, A E But dig my grave with a silver spade, E Well, dig my grave with a silver spade, E B7 E You may lead me down with a golden chain. Verse 7 E B7 E Have you ever heard a church bell toll? A E Have you ever heard a church bell toll? E Have you ever hear a church bell toll? E B7 E Than you know that the poor boy is dead and gone. Outro ************************************ h hammer on p pull off /slide up \slide down x damped string (fretting finger) ************************************