Gravedigger
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[Verso 1]
F# D
I'm the only one who knows
A
You're a gravedigger
F# D
Going out at night
A
With a shovel on your shoulder
F# D
You're digging for a reason
A
To stay bitter
F# D
Pulling up my past
A
Though it died last winter
{Pre Chorus}
F#
Footsteps, missteps
A
Left in the dark
G#
Headlights, moonlight
A D
Searching for a heart
[Refrão]
F#
Won't you let it
D A
Won't you let it go
D#
Woah, oh, oh
F#
Won't you let it
D A
Let my shadows go
D#
Woah, oh, oh
F# D
Some things are
A D#
Better left to the graveyard
F# D
Gravedigger
A D#
Let the past die
N.C.
Will ya
F# A
Die, die, die, die
[Verso 2]
F# D
You're chasing down a ghost
A
With an old trigger
F# D
Turning out the lights
G# D
And blacking out the mirrors
F# D
I'm begging you
A
To see clearer
F# D
You're hanging me higher
G# D
With each step nearer
[Refrão]
F#
Won't you let it
D A
Won't you let it go
D#
Woah, oh, oh
F#
Won't you let it
D A
Let my shadows go
D#
Woah, oh, oh
F# D A D#
Some things are better left to the graveyard
F# D
Gravedigger
A D#
Let the past die
N.C.
Will ya
[Ponte]
F# D
You're prying in the dark
A
I'm praying in the moonlight
D#
Your lie is my cacophony
F# D
Will you hear my simple sentence
A
My cemetery sentiment
D#
Some things are better left to the dead
F# D
Well, break open the casket of my past
A D#
If it'll help but I must ask it
[Refrão]
F#
Won't you let it
D A
Won't you let it go
D#
Woah, oh, oh
F#
Won't you let it
D A
Let my shadows go
D#
Woah, oh, oh
F# D A D#
Some things are better left to the graveyard
F# D
Gravedigger
A D#
Let the past die
N.C.
Will ya
Outro
F# D A D#
Die, die, die, die
F# D A D#
Die, die, die, die
F# D A D#
Die, die, die, die
F# D A D#
Die, die, die, die
F# D A D#
Die, die, die, die
How to play Gravedigger
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#. 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.