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"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
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album _Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - The Soul Of A Man_
(Original Soundtrack, 2003)
written by Blind Lemon Jefferson
Nov 08, 2001
SIR Studios, NY
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There's one kind favor that I ask of you
There's one kind favor that I ask of you
There's one kind favor that I ask of you
Won't you please
Please see my grave's kept clean
Long line ain't got no end
Lord, there's a long line that ain't got no end
mmmm..
It's a long long line that ain't got no end
Bad wind that never came
It's a bad wind that never came
Two white horses standing in line
There's two white horses standing in line
There's two white horses
and they're standing in line
Take me to that burying ground
Take me to that burying ground
My heart stopped beating and my hands are cold
My heart stopped beating and my hands are cold
Well my heart stopped beating
and my hands were cold
It was along what the Good Book said
what the Bible told
What the Bible told
Have you ever heard that coffin sound
Have you ever heard that coffin sound
Have you ever heard that coffin sound
Did you know that this poor boy's beneath the ground
Don't you know this poor boy's neath the ground
Dig my grave with a silver spade
Why don't you dig my grave with a silver spade
Why don't you dig my grave with a silver spade
Ah, lay me down with a golden chain
Why don't you lay me down with a golden chain
Have you ever heard the church bell song
Ah, have you heard the church bell song
Have you ever heard that church bell song
You know that this poor boy's dead and gone
You know this poor boy's dead and gone
One kind favor that I ask of you
There's one kind favor that I ask of you
One kind favor that I ask of you, ah
Please see that my grave's kept clean
intro {E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (There's -)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (- one kind favor that I ask of you ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- one kind favor that I ask of you ...)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (There's -)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (- one kind favor that I ask of you ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- please, Please see my grave's ...)
guitar {E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Long line ain't got no end ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- long line that ain't got no end)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (mmmm.., It's a -)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (- long long line that ain't got no end)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (Bad wind that never came, It's a -)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (- bad wind that never came)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Two white horses standing in line ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- two white horses standing in line)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (There's -)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (- two white horses ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (Take me to that burying ground)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (Take me to that burying ground)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (My heart stopped beating and my ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (My heart stopped beating and my ...)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Well my heart stopped beating ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (-long what the Good Book said ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (What the Bible told)
guitar {E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Have you ever heard that coffin sound)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (Have you ever heard that coffin sound)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Have you ever heard that coffin ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- this poor boy's beneath the ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- you know this poor boy's neath ...)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Dig my grave with a silver spade, Why -)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (- don't you dig my grave with a ...)
{E7}{E7} (Why don't you -)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (- dig my grave with a silver spade ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- lay me down with a golden chain ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- lay me down with a golden chain)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Have you ever heard the church bell ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- have you heard the church bell ...)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (Have you ever heard that church ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (You know that this poor boy's dead ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (You know this poor boy's dead and gone)
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (One kind favor that I ask of you ...)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (- one kind favor that I ask of you)
guitar {E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7} (One kind favor that I ask of you, ah)
{A7}{A7}{E7}{E7} (Please see that my grave's kept clean)
coda {E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}{E7}{E7}
{E7}{E7}
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"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
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album
_The Harry Smith Project: Anthology Of American Folk Music Revisited_
(Various Artists, 2006)
Nov 12, 1999
St. Ann's Center, Brooklyn, NY
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Oh, there's one kind favor that I ask of you
Oh, there's one kind favor that I, oh that I ask of you
I say now now now
oh, there's one kind favor that I ask of you
Won't you please see, yah
Won't you see that my grave's kept clean
It's a long line ain't got no end
It's a long line ain't got no end
Baby, it's a long line ain't got no end
It's a bad wind that never change
Two white horses in line
There's two white horses in line
Lord, two white horses in line
Take me to my burying ground
My heart stopped beating and my hands got cold
Ah, my heart stopped beating
and my hands, hands ah, hands got cold
My heart stopped beating
and my hands got cold
It's along story that Good Bible told
Have you ever heard that coffin sound
Have you ever heard that coffin sound
Have you ever heard that coffin sound
Then you know the poor boy's in the ground
Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade
Dig my grave with a silver, silver spade
Won't you dig my grave with a silver spade
Lay me down with a golden chain
Have you ever heard the church bell told
Have you ever heard the church bell told
Have you ever heard the church bell told
Then you know that this poor boy is dead and gone
Then you know that this boy's dead and gone
* capo on 2 fret
(0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
0 1 2 3
1e ... --||---|-f#|---|---|---|- ...
2B ... --||---|-C#|---|---|---|- ...
3G ... --||---|-A-|---|---|---|- ...
4D ... --||---|-E-|---|---|---|- ...
5A ... --||---|-B-|---|---|---|- ...
6E ... --||---|-F#|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 2 fret, play E form
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||-o-|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 2 fret, play A form
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|---||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
capo on 2 fret, play B7 form
(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
0 1 2 3 4 5
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|-o-||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||-o-|---|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|-o-|---|---|---|- ...
-|---||---|---|---|---|---|- ...
intro ({A...)
{E...
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Oh, there's -)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- one kind favor that I ask of you ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- there's one kind favor that I ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- now now, oh, there's one kind favor ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- please see, yah, Won't you see that ...)
guitar {E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (It's a long line ain't got no end)
guitar {E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E} (It's a -)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- long line ain't got no end)
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Baby, it's a long line ain't got no ...)
{B7}{B7}{E}{E} (- bad wind that never change)
guitar {E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Two white horses in line)
{E}{E} (There's -)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- two white horses in line)
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Lord, two white horses in line)
{B7}{B7}{E}{E} (Take me to my burying ground)
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (My heart stopped beating and my hands ...)
{A}{A}{A}{A/E} (- heart stopped beating and my hands ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (- heart stopped beating and my hands ...)
{B7}{B7}{E}{E} (It's along story that Good Bible told)
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Have you ever heard that coffin sound)
{A}{A}{E}{E} (Have you ever heard that coffin sound)
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Have you ever heard that coffin sound ...)
{B7}{B7}{E}{E} (- the poor boy's in the ground)
{E}{E}
guitar {E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade)
{A}{A}{E}{E} (Dig my grave with a silver, silver spade)
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Won't you dig my grave with a silver ...)
{B7}{B7}{E}{E} (Lay me down with a golden chain)
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Have you ever heard the church bell told)
{A}{A}{E}{E} (Have you ever heard the church bell told)
{E}{E}
{E}{E}{E}{E} (Have you ever heard the church bell ...)
{B7}{B7}{E}{E} (- know that this poor boy is dead and ...)
{B7}{B7}{E}{E} (Then you know that this boy's dead ...)
{E}{E}{E}{E}
{E}{E...
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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