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Graveyard Bound

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

 Intro:
e|---------D2--2---A------------D--2-A--0D--2----
B|---------3--3---2---2---------3---2--3----
G|---------2--2---2---2---------2---2--2----
D|-------0--------2---2-------0---0---------
A|-0-2-4----0---0---0---0-2-4---------------
E|------------------------------------------
GDraveyard bound i'm graveyard bound they gonna lay me Dmdown,
oGn my back beneath the cold, lonesome grDound
aint no uAse in runnin' round, with a man that's graveyard bDound.
well i woke up on Friday, lying on my ---- bDmoard
it sGeems somehow i wound up down at the city Dmorgue
I sAaid its cold in here they gave me a blanket to keep me wDarm.
now, the man that preached my funeral i met him down at the city jDmail
i guGess you folks don't know that pasture very wDell
but yAou can tell that so-called preacher, ill meet him down at the gates of hDell.
 D, Dm, G, D, A, D
(scream-like break)
ol' JDimmy had the TB, Hank had a broken hDmeart
ol' JGimmy died of the TB, Hank died with a broken hDeart
but dAown at the graveyard, you cant tell 'em apDart.
 D, Dm, G, D, A, D
(scream-like break)
They bDuried me on Sunday, threw dirt down in my fDmace
and nGobody came to see me, my god, what a lonesome grDave
so Ai got up on Monday and walk right out of that pDlace
GDraveyard bound i'm graveyard bound they gonna lay me dDmown,
oGn my back beneath the cold, lonesome grDound
aint no uAse in runnin' round, with a man that's graveyard boDund.
D, A,  D,A,D
(Yodel)

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Graveyard Bound

by Joey Allcorn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

D A D A D

e|---------2--2-----------------2---0--2----

B|---------3--3---2---2---------3---2--3----

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

D|-------0--------2---2-------0---0---------

A|-0-2-4----0---0---0---0-2-4---------------

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

D Dm

Graveyard bound i'm graveyard bound they gonna lay me down,

G D

on my back beneath the cold, lonesome ground

A D

aint no use in runnin' round, with a man that's graveyard bound.

well i woke up on Friday, lying on my ---- board

G D

it seems somehow i wound up down at the city morgue

A D

I said its cold in here they gave me a blanket to keep me warm.

now, the man that preached my funeral i met him down at the city jail

G D

i guess you folks don't know that pasture very well

A D

but you can tell that so-called preacher, ill meet him down at the gates of hell.

D, Dm, G, D, A, D

(scream-like break)

D Dm

ol' Jimmy had the TB, Hank had a broken heart

G D

ol' Jimmy died of the TB, Hank died with a broken heart

A D

but down at the graveyard, you cant tell 'em apart.

D, Dm, G, D, A, D

(scream-like break)

D Dm

They buried me on Sunday, threw dirt down in my face

G D

and nobody came to see me, my god, what a lonesome grave

A D

so i got up on Monday and walk right out of that place

D Dm

Graveyard bound i'm graveyard bound they gonna lay me down,

G D

on my back beneath the cold, lonesome ground

A D

aint no use in runnin' round, with a man that's graveyard bound.

D, A, D,A,D

(Yodel)

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