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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MAVIS STAPLES - A Dying Man's Plea chords
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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]
Key:  
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Mavis Staples - A Dying Mans Plea chords, practice the chord sequence A, Em, A, Em, E, Em, Bm and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 84. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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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] _

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This song is part of Alligator Records 35th Anniversary Collection album.

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