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1/31

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

From the album "Back to the Roots"
standard tuning
Intro
e|--------------------1-----1-------------------------------\
B|------3------3-------------------1-----1------3-----3------\
G|------------------------------------------------------------\
D|------------------------------------------------------------/   x2
A|----------------1-1---1-1----------3-3---------------------/
E|--3-3----3-3-----------------1-1----------3-3---3-3-------/     
Now, Gmin my house there's been a mercy Bbkilling
The Fman I used to C/Gbe's been cruciGmfied
And the Gmdeath of this man is the final way of reBbvealing,
In the Fspiritual way, to C/Glive I had to Gmdie
Now Gmif I let that dead man linger Bbin me,
I Fmight get a little C/Gidle in my Gmway
So I'm Gmgoing down to the celebration Bbriver,
Gonna Ftake this dead man C/Gdown to a water Gmgrave
 Gm-  Bb-  F-  C/G-        Gmx2
GmI'm going down to the Bbriver
FI'm gonna be C/Gburied Gmalive
GmI want to show my BbHeavenly Father,
The Fman I use to C/Gbe has finally Gmdied
When I Gmthink of where I'm going
In Bbterms of where I've been,
It Fmakes me glad to C/Gknow, my Lord, that GmI've been born again       x2
GmI'm going down to the Bbriver
FI'm gonna be C/Gburied Gmalive
GmI want to show my BbHeavenly Father,
The Fman I use to C/Gbe has finally Gmdied       x2
Chords used:
e|--Gm-3--Bb-1---F1--C/G-0---C0---|
B|---3---3---1---1---1---|
G|---3---3---2---0---0---|
D|---5---3---3---2---2---|
A|---5---1---3---3---3---|
E|---3---x---1---3---x---|

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Water Grave

by The Imperials

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

From the album "Back to the Roots"

standard tuning

Intro

e|--------------------1-----1-------------------------------\

B|------3------3-------------------1-----1------3-----3------\

G|------------------------------------------------------------\

D|------------------------------------------------------------/ x2

A|----------------1-1---1-1----------3-3---------------------/

E|--3-3----3-3-----------------1-1----------3-3---3-3-------/

Gm Bb

Now, in my house there's been a mercy killing

F C/G Gm

The man I used to be's been crucified

Gm Bb

And the death of this man is the final way of revealing,

F C/G Gm

In the spiritual way, to live I had to die

Gm Bb

Now if I let that dead man linger in me,

F C/G Gm

I might get a little idle in my way

Gm Bb

So I'm going down to the celebration river,

F C/G Gm

Gonna take this dead man down to a water grave

Gm Bb F C/G Gm

- - - - x2

Gm Bb

I'm going down to the river

F C/G Gm

I'm gonna be buried alive

Gm Bb

I want to show my Heavenly Father,

F C/G Gm

The man I use to be has finally died

When I think of where I'm going

In terms of where I've been,

F C/G Gm

It makes me glad to know, my Lord, that I've been born again x2

Gm Bb

I'm going down to the river

F C/G Gm

I'm gonna be buried alive

Gm Bb

I want to show my Heavenly Father,

F C/G Gm

The man I use to be has finally died x2

Chords used:

Gm Bb F C/G C

e|---3---1---1---0---0---|

B|---3---3---1---1---1---|

G|---3---3---2---0---0---|

D|---5---3---3---2---2---|

A|---5---1---3---3---3---|

E|---3---x---1---3---x---|

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