Written by Blind Lemon Jefferson/Traditional
Introverse 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. Outrohide this tab0.6 e |--|-4-4-4----2-2-2---|-0------0-2-|-0----------|--------------0---|----------0----| B |-0|------------------|----0-2---0-|------------|---------0--------|---------------| G |--|------------------|------------|-1----------|-----0h1----------|----0h1--------| D |--|------------------|------------|----2-----2-|---2------------2-|----2-------2--| A |--|--------------2---|------------|-------2----|------------------|---------------| E |--|-0--------2-------|-0----------|------------|-0----------0-----|-0--------0----| well it's E B7 E A 7.77 e |---------------|------------|------------|-0---------|---0---0-|---0--------| B |------0--------|------------|------------|-------0---|---2---2-|---2---4--2-| G |---0h1---------|------------|---x----0h1-|---x---1---|---2---2-|-------4--2-| D |---2-------2---|----------2-|---x----2---|---x---2---|---2---2-|------------| A |-------------2-|-2-0-2-0----|------------|---x-------|-0---0---|-0----------| E |-0------0------|---------0--|-0----0-----|-0----0----|---------|------------| one kind... favor I.. of you. well its one kind favor I ask of E 16.0 e |------------|-0---------|-----------|----------|------------| B |-----------0|-------0---|---0-----0-|---0----0-|---0--------| G |--------0h1-|-------1---|-----------|----------|-3---3-0----| D |--2-----2---|---2---2---|---2-----2-|---2----2-|----------2-| A |------------|-----------|-----------|----------|------------| E |-0---0------|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----0---|--------0---| you Lawd..one kind.. favor.. of you E B7 E 23 e |---------|---------0--|-----------------|------------|-0----------|-0--------| B |---0---0-|------------|-----------------|----------0-|----------0-|----0---0-| G |---------|---0h1------|-----------------|---x---0h1--|---x---0h1--|----1---1-| D |---2---2-|---2-----2--|-----------------|---x---2----|---x---2----|----2---2-| A |---------|------------|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-|------------|------------|----------| E |-0---0---|-0-----0----|-----------------|-0----0-----|-0----0-----|-0----0---| Please ask my grave is kept clean************************************ h hammer on p pull off /slide up \slide down x damped string (fretting finger) ************************************hide this tabe|------------|-0---------|-----------12-| B|----------0-|---------2-|--2--------9--| G|---x---0h1--|---x-----2-|--3--------9--| D|---x---2----|---x-------|--------------| A|------------|-----------|-----3--0-----| E|-0----0-----|-0-----2---|-0------------| gone
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