Chords for MAVIS STAPLES - A Dying Man's Plea
Tempo:
83.75 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [E] [Bm] [E]
One kind favor [Em] I'll ask of you, [E]
[A] one kind favor [E] I'll ask of you, [Em] one kind favor I'll ask [E] of
you, see [B] that my [G] grave is [E] kept clean.
[D] Dig [Em] my grave with a silver [E] spade, [Em] dig [A] my grave [Em] with a silver spade, [E]
dig my grave [A] with [E] a silver
spade, you may [B] ease [Gm] it down with a golden [E] chain.
[Em]
Ever heard a church built on,
[Am] ever [D] heard [Em] a church built on, ever [A] heard a [Em] church built on, then [Bm] you know [E] I'm getting gone.
[D]
[Em] Long old Lane ain't got no end, [D] Long old Lane ain't got no [Em] end, Long old Lane ain't got no end, it's a [B] bad old way [E] that never change.
Oh [Em] [A]
yes, [Em] oh yes, oh no.
[A] [E]
[Bm] [Em] [E]
Ever [Em] heard a coughing sound, [A]
ever heard a [Em] coughing sound, ever heard a [E] coughing sound, then you know I'm in the ground.
[D] [Em]
Two white horses side by side, [A] two white horses [Em] side by side, two white horses [A] side [Em] by side, me [B] and my lord we're gonna [Em] take a ride,
me [Bm] and my lord we're [E] gonna take a ride, [Em]
me [B] and my [Em] lord we're gonna take a ride.
[E]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
Oh,
[Bm] the [E] [Em]
streets are paved with gold, they say the streets are paved with gold, the streets are paved with gold.
[G] Lord have mercy [E] on my soul.
[N]
One kind favor [Em] I'll ask of you, [E]
[A] one kind favor [E] I'll ask of you, [Em] one kind favor I'll ask [E] of
you, see [B] that my [G] grave is [E] kept clean.
[D] Dig [Em] my grave with a silver [E] spade, [Em] dig [A] my grave [Em] with a silver spade, [E]
dig my grave [A] with [E] a silver
spade, you may [B] ease [Gm] it down with a golden [E] chain.
[Em]
Ever heard a church built on,
[Am] ever [D] heard [Em] a church built on, ever [A] heard a [Em] church built on, then [Bm] you know [E] I'm getting gone.
[D]
[Em] Long old Lane ain't got no end, [D] Long old Lane ain't got no [Em] end, Long old Lane ain't got no end, it's a [B] bad old way [E] that never change.
Oh [Em] [A]
yes, [Em] oh yes, oh no.
[A] [E]
[Bm] [Em] [E]
Ever [Em] heard a coughing sound, [A]
ever heard a [Em] coughing sound, ever heard a [E] coughing sound, then you know I'm in the ground.
[D] [Em]
Two white horses side by side, [A] two white horses [Em] side by side, two white horses [A] side [Em] by side, me [B] and my lord we're gonna [Em] take a ride,
me [Bm] and my lord we're [E] gonna take a ride, [Em]
me [B] and my [Em] lord we're gonna take a ride.
[E]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
Oh,
[Bm] the [E] [Em]
streets are paved with gold, they say the streets are paved with gold, the streets are paved with gold.
[G] Lord have mercy [E] on my soul.
[N]
Key:
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E
A
Bm
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Em
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[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
One kind favor [Em] I'll ask of you, [E] _ _
[A] one kind favor [E] I'll ask of you, _ _ [Em] one kind favor I'll ask [E] of
you, see [B] that my [G] grave is [E] kept clean. _ _
[D] Dig [Em] my grave with a silver [E] spade, [Em] dig _ [A] my grave [Em] with a silver spade, [E] _
dig my grave [A] with [E] a silver
spade, you may [B] ease [Gm] it down with a golden [E] chain.
_ [Em] _ _
Ever heard a church built on, _ _ _
[Am] ever [D] heard [Em] a church built on, _ _ ever [A] heard a [Em] church built on, then [Bm] you know [E] I'm getting gone.
[D] _ _
[Em] Long old Lane ain't got no end, _ _ [D] Long old Lane ain't got no [Em] end, _ Long old Lane ain't got no end, it's a [B] bad old way [E] that never change.
_ Oh _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
yes, _ _ [Em] oh yes, _ oh no.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Ever [Em] heard a coughing sound, _ _ [A] _
ever heard a [Em] coughing sound, _ _ _ ever heard a [E] coughing sound, then you know I'm in the ground.
_ [D] _ [Em]
Two white horses side by side, _ [A] two white horses [Em] side by side, _ two white horses [A] side [Em] by side, me [B] and my lord we're gonna [Em] take a ride, _
me [Bm] and my lord we're [E] gonna take a ride, _ [Em]
me [B] and my [Em] lord we're gonna take a _ ride.
[E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] the [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ streets are paved with gold, _ they say the streets are paved with gold, _ _ the streets are paved with gold. _
[G] Lord have mercy [E] on my soul.
_ _ [N] _
One kind favor [Em] I'll ask of you, [E] _ _
[A] one kind favor [E] I'll ask of you, _ _ [Em] one kind favor I'll ask [E] of
you, see [B] that my [G] grave is [E] kept clean. _ _
[D] Dig [Em] my grave with a silver [E] spade, [Em] dig _ [A] my grave [Em] with a silver spade, [E] _
dig my grave [A] with [E] a silver
spade, you may [B] ease [Gm] it down with a golden [E] chain.
_ [Em] _ _
Ever heard a church built on, _ _ _
[Am] ever [D] heard [Em] a church built on, _ _ ever [A] heard a [Em] church built on, then [Bm] you know [E] I'm getting gone.
[D] _ _
[Em] Long old Lane ain't got no end, _ _ [D] Long old Lane ain't got no [Em] end, _ Long old Lane ain't got no end, it's a [B] bad old way [E] that never change.
_ Oh _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
yes, _ _ [Em] oh yes, _ oh no.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
Ever [Em] heard a coughing sound, _ _ [A] _
ever heard a [Em] coughing sound, _ _ _ ever heard a [E] coughing sound, then you know I'm in the ground.
_ [D] _ [Em]
Two white horses side by side, _ [A] two white horses [Em] side by side, _ two white horses [A] side [Em] by side, me [B] and my lord we're gonna [Em] take a ride, _
me [Bm] and my lord we're [E] gonna take a ride, _ [Em]
me [B] and my [Em] lord we're gonna take a _ ride.
[E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] the [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ streets are paved with gold, _ they say the streets are paved with gold, _ _ the streets are paved with gold. _
[G] Lord have mercy [E] on my soul.
_ _ [N] _