Chords for Bozie Sturdivant Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down (1942)
Tempo:
102.7 bpm
Chords used:
F#
F#m
G
B
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ain't no grave can hold [A#] my [E] body down.
Ain't no [G] grave can [D#] hold my body down.
[A#] [F#m]
When that fire [F#] drop [E] it down, [B] I'll be getting nervous.
[C#] Ain't no [E] grave can hold my body down.
[B]
Ain't no [F#m] grave can hold my body down.
[F#]
Ain't no grave can [C#m] hold my [G] body down.
[F#] Now when this fire drop it down, [F#m] [D#m] I'll be getting up.
[F#m] [D#]
Ain't no grave can hold [Am] my [A#] body down.
Then [G] I'll walk to the first [D] tree [B] on the [F#] street.
Then I'll bend to heaven, [Am]
oh Lord.
[F#] But I've been told, [C#m] then I'll have little grief.
[B]
I'm gonna [F#] find my soul of peace.
Ain't no grave can hold [C#m] [F#] my body down.
Ain't no grave can hold my body down.
Ain't no grave can hold [C#] my body down.
[F#] When that fire
[F#m] drop it down, [Gm] I'll be getting [F#m] up.
[C#]
Ain't no grave can hold my body down.
[F#] Ain't no grave [A#] can hold my [F#m] body down.
Ain't no [C#m] grave [D#]
[C#] can hold my body down.
When [F#m] that fire drop it [B] down, [G] I'll be getting [B] up.
[F#] Walking around [G]
in a [C#m] grave.
Can't keep up.
[D#] [D#] [G]
Ain't no [G] grave can [D#] hold my body down.
[A#] [F#m]
When that fire [F#] drop [E] it down, [B] I'll be getting nervous.
[C#] Ain't no [E] grave can hold my body down.
[B]
Ain't no [F#m] grave can hold my body down.
[F#]
Ain't no grave can [C#m] hold my [G] body down.
[F#] Now when this fire drop it down, [F#m] [D#m] I'll be getting up.
[F#m] [D#]
Ain't no grave can hold [Am] my [A#] body down.
Then [G] I'll walk to the first [D] tree [B] on the [F#] street.
Then I'll bend to heaven, [Am]
oh Lord.
[F#] But I've been told, [C#m] then I'll have little grief.
[B]
I'm gonna [F#] find my soul of peace.
Ain't no grave can hold [C#m] [F#] my body down.
Ain't no grave can hold my body down.
Ain't no grave can hold [C#] my body down.
[F#] When that fire
[F#m] drop it down, [Gm] I'll be getting [F#m] up.
[C#]
Ain't no grave can hold my body down.
[F#] Ain't no grave [A#] can hold my [F#m] body down.
Ain't no [C#m] grave [D#]
[C#] can hold my body down.
When [F#m] that fire drop it [B] down, [G] I'll be getting [B] up.
[F#] Walking around [G]
in a [C#m] grave.
Can't keep up.
[D#] [D#] [G]
Key:
F#
F#m
G
B
D#
F#
F#m
G
_ _ Ain't no grave _ _ _ _ can _ _ hold _ [A#] _ my [E] body down. _ _
Ain't no [G] grave _ _ _ can [D#] hold _ _ my body down.
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
When that fire _ [F#] _ drop [E] it down, _ _ _ [B] I'll be getting _ nervous.
[C#] _ _ _ _ Ain't no _ _ [E] grave can hold my body down.
_ _ [B]
Ain't no [F#m] grave _ can hold my body down.
_ [F#] _
Ain't no grave _ _ _ can [C#m] hold _ my [G] body down. _
[F#] _ Now when this fire _ drop it down, [F#m] _ _ [D#m] _ I'll be getting up.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D#]
Ain't no grave _ can hold _ [Am] my [A#] body down. _ _
Then [G] I'll walk _ _ to the first [D] tree _ _ [B] on the _ [F#] street.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then I'll _ bend to heaven, [Am] _
_ oh _ Lord.
[F#] But I've been told, [C#m] _ _ then I'll _ have little grief.
_ _ [B]
I'm gonna _ [F#] find my soul of peace.
_ Ain't no _ grave _ can hold [C#m] _ _ [F#] my body down.
_ _ Ain't no grave _ _ can hold _ _ my body down.
_ Ain't no grave _ _ can hold _ [C#] my body down.
_ [F#] _ When that fire _
[F#m] _ drop it down, _ _ [Gm] I'll be getting [F#m] up.
_ _ [C#] _
_ Ain't no grave _ _ can _ _ _ hold my body down. _
_ [F#] Ain't no grave _ [A#] _ can hold _ _ my [F#m] body down. _
_ Ain't no [C#m] grave _ [D#] _ _
[C#] can hold _ my body down. _
_ When [F#m] that fire _ _ _ drop it [B] down, [G] I'll be getting [B] up.
[F#] Walking around _ [G]
in a [C#m] _ _ grave.
Can't keep up.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't no [G] grave _ _ _ can [D#] hold _ _ my body down.
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
When that fire _ [F#] _ drop [E] it down, _ _ _ [B] I'll be getting _ nervous.
[C#] _ _ _ _ Ain't no _ _ [E] grave can hold my body down.
_ _ [B]
Ain't no [F#m] grave _ can hold my body down.
_ [F#] _
Ain't no grave _ _ _ can [C#m] hold _ my [G] body down. _
[F#] _ Now when this fire _ drop it down, [F#m] _ _ [D#m] _ I'll be getting up.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D#]
Ain't no grave _ can hold _ [Am] my [A#] body down. _ _
Then [G] I'll walk _ _ to the first [D] tree _ _ [B] on the _ [F#] street.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then I'll _ bend to heaven, [Am] _
_ oh _ Lord.
[F#] But I've been told, [C#m] _ _ then I'll _ have little grief.
_ _ [B]
I'm gonna _ [F#] find my soul of peace.
_ Ain't no _ grave _ can hold [C#m] _ _ [F#] my body down.
_ _ Ain't no grave _ _ can hold _ _ my body down.
_ Ain't no grave _ _ can hold _ [C#] my body down.
_ [F#] _ When that fire _
[F#m] _ drop it down, _ _ [Gm] I'll be getting [F#m] up.
_ _ [C#] _
_ Ain't no grave _ _ can _ _ _ hold my body down. _
_ [F#] Ain't no grave _ [A#] _ can hold _ _ my [F#m] body down. _
_ Ain't no [C#m] grave _ [D#] _ _
[C#] can hold _ my body down. _
_ When [F#m] that fire _ _ _ drop it [B] down, [G] I'll be getting [B] up.
[F#] Walking around _ [G]
in a [C#m] _ _ grave.
Can't keep up.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _