SONG: AIN'T NO GRAVE (CAN HOLD MY BODY DOWN)
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
ALBUM: AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE
INTRO:
(Dm)
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B ---------------------|
G ---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D --0--0--0--0--0--0---|
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CHORUS:
(Dm)
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm **FILL (YOU WILL HEAR FAINTLY
Can hold my body down THIS LITTLE 3 NOTE FILL
THROUGHOUT AFTER THE Dm)
**FILL:
E --1-0----------------|
B -------3-------------|
G ---------------------|
D ---------------------|
A ---------------------|
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VERSE:
Dm
When I hear that trumpet sound
Dsus2 Dm
I'm gonna rise right out of the ground
G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
VERSE:
Dm Dsus2
Well, look way down the river
Dm Dsus2
And what do you think I see
Dm Dsus2
I see a band of angels
Dm Dsus2
And they're coming after me
CHORUS:
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
VERSE:
Dm Dsus2
Well, look down yonder, Gabriel
Dm Dsus2
Put your feet on the land and sea
Dm Dsus2
But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet
Dm Dsus2
Until you hear from me
CHORUS:
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
INSTRUMENTAL:
PLAY: Dm, Dsus2 - 5x's or FILL**
THEN Dm,G,Am,Dm - 2x's
VERSE:
Dm Dsus2
Well meet me, Jesus, meet me
Dm Dsus2
Meet me in the middle of the air
Dm Dsus2
And if these wings don't fail me,
Dm Dsus2
I will meet you anywhere
CHORUS:
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
VERSE:
Dm Dsus2
Well meet me, Mother and Father,
Dm Dsus2
Meet me down the river road
Dm Dsus2
And Mama, you know that I'll be there
Dm Dsus2
When I check in my load
CHORUS:
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm Dm or FILL** - to END
Can hold my body down