Gravedigger
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the album "Toxic Thought Machine" (2016)
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2ztWmAMKrwBvgRXWyjyph8?si=e343e78846464ad0
Bandcamp link: https://borderpatrol.bandcamp.com/track/gravedigger
[Intro]
| Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | (double bass)
| Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |
| D | D | D | D |
[Verse 1]
Bm
Well the road ahead is trouble
D
Never gonna end
Em A D Bm
Picked me up a shovel, I said "would you be my friend?"
G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Bm F#7 Bm
That's why I cannot love you baby, I'm a gravediggin man
[Verse 2]
Bm
Know, the path we ride is heavy
D
Get rest while you can
Em A D Bm
Signal when you're ready and we'll saddle up again
G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
You know the days are aways shorter with a gravediggin man
[Chorus]
D Bm F#7 Bm
The sun hangs low and lonely at the base of the sky
D G F#7 Bm
My always-faithful shovel he ain't never ask why
Em A D Bm
When the moon comes up we're diggin a trench for your soul
G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Bm F#7 Bm
Baby I'm a gravedigger my heart is a hole
[Verse 3]
Bm
Know, the night is coming quickly
D
The sky is black and tan
Em A D Bm
Girl you're looking sickly, I think a fever's setting in
G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
You know your sickness looks so pretty to a gravediggin man
[Chorus]
D Bm F#7 Bm
The sun hangs low and lonely at the base of the sky
D G F#7 Bm
My always-faithful shovel he ain't never ask why
Em A D Bm
When the moon comes up we're diggin a trench for your soul
G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
Baby I'm a gravedigger my heart is a hole
[Bridge]
F#7 Bm
Roads will always wander
F#7 Bm
Feet will always walk
F#7 Bm Em A
Hearts will always feel but they'll seldom ever talk
F#7 Bm
Paths are always crossing
F#7 Bm
Time is always sand
F#7 Bm Em F#7
Pray you never spend it with a gravediggin man
[Instrumental]
| D | Bm | F#7 | Bm |
| D | G | F#7 | Bm |
| Em | A | D | Bm |
| G | F#7 | Bm F#7 | Bm |
[Chorus]
D Bm F#7 Bm
The sun hangs low and lonely at the base of the sky
D G F#7 Bm
My always-faithful shovel he ain't never ask why
Em A D Bm
When the moon comes up we're diggin a trench for your soul
G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
Baby I'm a gravedigger my heart is a hole
[Outro]
G F#7
Baby I'm a gravedigger
F#7 Bm F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
My heart is a hole
| F#7 | Bm | F#7 | Bm | (piano outro)
How to play Gravedigger
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.