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Folk Bloodbath

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Standard Tuning
Chords used:
Am: 002210
C:  032010
F:  133211
G:  320033
Intro: C  
Verse 1 chords:
CWell, Louis Collins took a trip out west
And when he returned, well, Delia had Fgone to rest
The Cangels Glaid her Caway 
CLouis said to Delia, "That's the problem with life
People are always leaving just as Fother folks arrive" 
The Cangels Glaid her Caway 
And when the pCeople heard that Delia was dead
And all of them gentlemen were Fdressed in red
The Cangels Glaid her Caway
Chorus 1 chords:
The Cangels Flaid her Caway
CBuried her C/Gsix feet unFder the clay
The Cangels lGaid her Caway. 
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]
Well Louis went downtown for a new suit of clothes 
“I'm gonna dress up for Delia like a fine red rose” 
The angels laid him away 
He bought a ten gallon Stetson, and it was ox-blood red
Stagger Lee shot Louis in the back of the head 
The angels laid him away
Oh Stagger Lee said to Louis: "Boy, don't you grieve
I'm sending you to Delia you won't ever have to leave” 
The angels laid him away
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]
The angels laid him away
Buried him six feet under the clay 
The angels laid him away 
Interlude 1: [C - G - C - F] x2
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]
Well the judge was a mean one, called Hanging Billy Lyons 
Said "Well you've always been a bad man, Stag, I'm gonna hang you this time" 
The angels laid him away 
And the jailer said to Stagger Lee, "What's the problem with you?" 
"Jailer, Louis Collins' ghost brought Delia with him too" 
The angels laid him away
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]
The angels laid him away. 
Buried him six feet under the clay, 
The angels laid him away. 
Interlude 2: [C -  F-  C-  G-  C-  Am- F] then,
             [C - G - C]
Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords]
Well they lay little Delia in the churchyard deep 
Louis Collins at her head, stagger lee at her feet 
The angels laid them away
Out of Delia's bed came briars; out of Louis' came a rose 
Out of Stagger Lee's came Stagger Lee's cold lonely little ghost 
The angels laid them away  
Well I'm looking out on rooftops, and I'm hoping it ain't true 
That the same god who looks out for them looks out for me and you
The angels laid them away 
Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords]
The angels laid them away 
Buried them six feet under the clay
The angels laid them away

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Folk Bloodbath

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

arrangements of this song may exist by other performers.

Standard Tuning

Chords used:

Am: 002210

C: 032010

F: 133211

G: 320033

Intro:

Verse 1 chords:

Well, Louis Collins took a trip out west

And when he returned, well, Delia had gone to rest

C G C

The angels laid her away

Louis said to Delia, "That's the problem with life

People are always leaving just as other folks arrive"

C G C

The angels laid her away

And when the people heard that Delia was dead

And all of them gentlemen were dressed in red

C G C

The angels laid her away

Chorus 1 chords:

C F C

The angels laid her away

C C/G F

Buried her six feet under the clay

C G C

The angels laid her away.

Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords]

Well Louis went downtown for a new suit of clothes

“I'm gonna dress up for Delia like a fine red rose”

The angels laid him away

He bought a ten gallon Stetson, and it was ox-blood red

Stagger Lee shot Louis in the back of the head

The angels laid him away

Oh Stagger Lee said to Louis: "Boy, don't you grieve

I'm sending you to Delia you won't ever have to leave”

The angels laid him away

Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords]

The angels laid him away

Buried him six feet under the clay

The angels laid him away

Interlude 1: [C - G - C - F] x2

Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords]

Well the judge was a mean one, called Hanging Billy Lyons

Said "Well you've always been a bad man, Stag, I'm gonna hang you this time"

The angels laid him away

And the jailer said to Stagger Lee, "What's the problem with you?"

"Jailer, Louis Collins' ghost brought Delia with him too"

The angels laid him away

Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords]

The angels laid him away.

Buried him six feet under the clay,

The angels laid him away.

F C G C Am

Interlude 2: [C - - - - - - F] then,

[C - G - C]

Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords]

Well they lay little Delia in the churchyard deep

Louis Collins at her head, stagger lee at her feet

The angels laid them away

Out of Delia's bed came briars; out of Louis' came a rose

Out of Stagger Lee's came Stagger Lee's cold lonely little ghost

The angels laid them away

Well I'm looking out on rooftops, and I'm hoping it ain't true

That the same god who looks out for them looks out for me and you

The angels laid them away

Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords]

The angels laid them away

Buried them six feet under the clay

The angels laid them away

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