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Calvary

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Levon Helm
Dirt Farmer
Calvary
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
Intro:
e-----------------------------------------------------0--
B-----------------------------------------------------0--
G--------------0----------------------------0---------0--
D--2-2-0---0-2---2-2-0---0-2----2-2-0---0-2---2-2-0---2--
A--------2-------------2--------------2-------------2-2--
E----------------------------3------------------------0--
Verse: 1
Every Emman will see the day
That his Dhopes are dashed a-Emway
No word can bring him peace
No Dman can set him Emfree
Some will ramble far from home
Work their Dfingers to the Embone
Some will numb their hearts with wine
To dis-Dtract their troubled Emminds
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
Take me down, Ddown, Emdown, Dright on Emdown
Verse: 2   
There's no running from your troubles
Or you're Dsure to make them Emdouble
You will meet your destiny 
Every Dman is EmCalvary
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
Take me down, Ddown, Emdown, Dright on Emdown
Take me Adown, take me Emdown
Take me down, Ddown, right on Emdown
Verse: 3
I will lay my hammer down
Set my Dknees upon the Emground
I will not leave from this place
Until I Dsee a face-to-Emface
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
Take me down, Ddown, Emdown, Dright on Emdown
Take me Adown, take me Emdown
Take me down, Ddown, right on Emdown
Take me Adown, take me Emdown
Take me down, Ddown, Emdown, Ddown, right on Emdown

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Calvary

by Levon Helm

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Levon Helm

Dirt Farmer

Calvary

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 2nd fret

Intro:

e-----------------------------------------------------0--

B-----------------------------------------------------0--

G--------------0----------------------------0---------0--

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

A--------2-------------2--------------2-------------2-2--

E----------------------------3------------------------0--

Verse: 1

Every man will see the day

D Em

That his hopes are dashed a-way

No word can bring him peace

D Em

No man can set him free

Some will ramble far from home

D Em

Work their fingers to the bone

Some will numb their hearts with wine

D Em

To dis-tract their troubled minds

Chorus:

Take me down to Calvary

D Em D Em

Take me down, down, down, right on down

Verse: 2

There's no running from your troubles

D Em

Or you're sure to make them double

You will meet your destiny

D Em

Every man is Calvary

Chorus:

Take me down to Calvary

D Em D Em

Take me down, down, down, right on down

A Em

Take me down, take me down

D Em

Take me down, down, right on down

Verse: 3

I will lay my hammer down

D Em

Set my knees upon the ground

I will not leave from this place

D Em

Until I see a face-to-face

Chorus:

Take me down to Calvary

D Em D Em

Take me down, down, down, right on down

A Em

Take me down, take me down

D Em

Take me down, down, right on down

A Em

Take me down, take me down

D Em D Em

Take me down, down, down, down, right on down

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