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Capo 3
Intro:     Em     Am     B   Em(during picking) then E7  
Note: The stretches of E7 (in the intro, fills and verses)
go between E7 and E quickly in the strumming pattern to get
that sound they have. You can also do that with the A in the
verse, go back and forth from A to A7
Got a long E7list of things to do
It begins and ends with gettin' over you
I can't Aquit 'til I'm through
I get E7up with the sun and go down with the moon
Chorus:
CPain aB7nd tE7ears, can't be aCll tB7here E7is
CIs it any wB7onder I'm fGeeling six feet uAnder
E7Baby you're nothing but too much trouble
Gotta bury this love and bury the shovel
Gonna dig me a E7hole and make it deep
Gonna lay down what's left of us and then put this thing to sleep
Let my Asoul rest in peace
Gotta E7nail down the lid on these stone cold memories
CHORUS
Instrumental:       E7     A     E7     A  B7  
CHORUS
Outro: E7  

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Bury The Shovel

by Clay Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

Em Am B Em E7

Intro: (during picking) then

Note: The stretches of E7 (in the intro, fills and verses)

go between E7 and E quickly in the strumming pattern to get

that sound they have. You can also do that with the A in the

verse, go back and forth from A to A7

Got a long list of things to do

It begins and ends with gettin' over you

I can't quit 'til I'm through

I get up with the sun and go down with the moon

Chorus:

C B7 E7 C B7 E7

Pain and tears, can't be all there is

C B7 G A

Is it any wonder I'm feeling six feet under

Baby you're nothing but too much trouble

Gotta bury this love and bury the shovel

Gonna dig me a hole and make it deep

Gonna lay down what's left of us and then put this thing to sleep

Let my soul rest in peace

Gotta nail down the lid on these stone cold memories

CHORUS

E7 A E7 A B7

Instrumental:

CHORUS

Outro:

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