[Intro]
(muted)
Am
[Verse]
Am
Oh let me lay
Dm
Down beside
G Am
My dear friend who's gone away
Am Dm
Cover me o-ver with dirt and sod
E7 Am
Let me hasten my departure day
[Verse]
Am Dm Am
For how long? For that day?
Dm E7
When we'll be dancing on the storm clouds
Am Dm
Shake the rain from the sky
Am G Fm7
Onto our graaaaaves
E Am
We'll all be waiting for that day
[Verse]
Am Dm
Well Will Whitmore mixed up some shine
E Dm
Filled up the jug and met us walking
Am
Down the line
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am
The line, the line
Dm Am
He met us walking down the line
Dm E
To join our friend in heaven
Am
Down the line
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am
The line, the line
Dm Am
He met us walking down the line
Dm E
To join our friend in heaven
Am
Down the line
Am
[Chorus]
Am Dm E
And every chain gang in heaven
Am C
They lifted up their arms
Dm Am
And made an aisle for him to walk
E
Between the rows
Dm E
And each plant bowed down toward him
Am C
As he passed, as he passed
Dm Am
They kept their necks in reverence
E
For the preacher’s son
[Interlude]
Am Dm E Am
Am Dm E F Am
[Chorus]
Am Dm E
And every chain gang in heaven
Am C
They lifted up their arms
Dm Am
And made an aisle for him to walk
E
Between the rows
Dm E
And each plant bowed down toward him
Am C
As he passed, as he passed
Dm Am
They kept their necks in reverence
E
For the preacher’s son
[Outro]
Am Dm E Am
Am Dm E