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Aint No Grave

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[Intro]
    (Dm)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Chorus]
(Dm)              
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
DmThere ain't no gGrave
Can Amhold my body dDmown        
**FILL (YOU WILL HEAR FAINTLY THIS LITTLE 3 NOTE FILL THROUGHOUT AFTER THE Dm)
e|--1-0----------------|
B|-------3-------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse]
DmWhen I hear that trumpet sound
I'm gonna Dsus2rise right out of the grDmound
Ain't no grGave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
[Verse]
DmWell, look way down the Dsus2river
And Dmwhat do you think I Dsus2see
I sDmee a band of Dsus2angels
And they're cDmoming after Dsus2me
[Chorus]
DmAin't no grGave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
DmThere ain't no gGrave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
[Verse]
DmWell, look down yonder, Dsus2Gabriel
Put your fDmeet on the land and Dsus2sea
But GDmabriel, don't you Dsus2blow your trumpet
UnDmtil you hear from Dsus2me
[Chorus]
DmThere ain't no gGrave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
DmAin't no grGave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
[Instrumental]
PLAY: Dm, Dsus2 - x5 or FILL**
      THEN Dm,G,Am,Dm - x2
[Verse]
DmWell meet me, Jesus, meeDsus2t me
MDmeet me in the middle of the Dsus2air
And Dmif these wings don't Dsus2fail me,
DmI will meet you anyDsus2where
[Chorus]
DmAin't no grGave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
DmThere ain't no gGrave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
[Verse]
DmWell meet me, Mother and FDsus2ather,
MDmeet me down the river Dsus2road
And DmMama, you know that Dsus2I'll be there
WDmhen I check in my Dsus2load
[Chorus]
DmAin't no grGave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
DmThere ain't no gGrave
Can hAmold my body dDmown
DmThere ain't no gGrave
                 Am    Dm   Dmor FILL** - to END
Can hold my body down

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Aint No Grave

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus2

[Intro]

()

e|---------------------|

B|---------------------|

G|---2--2--2--2--2--2--|

D|--0--0--0--0--0--0---|

A|---------------------|

E|---------------------|

[Chorus]

()

There ain't no grave

Can hold my body down

Dm G

There ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

**FILL (YOU WILL HEAR FAINTLY THIS LITTLE 3 NOTE FILL THROUGHOUT AFTER THE Dm)

e|--1-0----------------|

B|-------3-------------|

G|---------------------|

D|---------------------|

A|---------------------|

E|---------------------|

[Verse]

When I hear that trumpet sound

Dsus2 Dm

I'm gonna rise right out of the ground

Ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

[Verse]

Dm Dsus2

Well, look way down the river

Dm Dsus2

And what do you think I see

Dm Dsus2

I see a band of angels

Dm Dsus2

And they're coming after me

[Chorus]

Dm G

Ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

Dm G

There ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

[Verse]

Dm Dsus2

Well, look down yonder, Gabriel

Dm Dsus2

Put your feet on the land and sea

Dm Dsus2

But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet

Dm Dsus2

Until you hear from me

[Chorus]

Dm G

There ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

Dm G

Ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

[Instrumental]

PLAY: Dm, Dsus2 - x5 or FILL**

THEN Dm,G,Am,Dm - x2

[Verse]

Dm Dsus2

Well meet me, Jesus, meet me

Dm Dsus2

Meet me in the middle of the air

Dm Dsus2

And if these wings don't fail me,

Dm Dsus2

I will meet you anywhere

[Chorus]

Dm G

Ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

Dm G

There ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

[Verse]

Dm Dsus2

Well meet me, Mother and Father,

Dm Dsus2

Meet me down the river road

Dm Dsus2

And Mama, you know that I'll be there

Dm Dsus2

When I check in my load

[Chorus]

Dm G

Ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

Dm G

There ain't no grave

Am Dm

Can hold my body down

Dm G

There ain't no grave

Am Dm Dm F

or ILL** - to END

Can hold my body down

About Aint No Grave Chords by Johnny Cash

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