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song: Gravedigger
cd: Some Devil
artist: Dave Matthews

this is the acoustic version from the CD, it is very simillar to
the vrsion the he played on the PBS show - Charlie Rose.
the chords look right, they are simillar to what he played at the
end of the interview. they are roughly popsitioned correctly over
the lyrics.

chords: Am (002210)  Am/g (302210)  Am/f# (202210) or (202010)
        E (022100)  F (133211)  Dm (xx0231)  C (x32010)
        G (355433) or (320033)  Bb (x13331)

throght the song Dave will hammer the index finger on the Am and
the other incarnations (Am/g & Am/f#)

intro:  Am  Am/g  E  Am  Am/g  Am/f#   Am  Am

Am                  Am/g                   F
cyrus jones 1810 to 1913     made his great granchildren believe
                Am      Am                        Am/g
he could live to 103    103 is forever when you're just a little kid
    Am                        Am/g                      E
gravedigger   when you dig my grave   would you make it shallow
       Am     Am/g    Am/f#          Am
so that i can feel the rain     gravedigger
Am                  Am/g          F
muriel stonewall 1903 to 1954     lost both of her babies in the
Am                 Am
second great war    now you should never have to watch as your only
Am/g
 children are lowered in the ground
           F                          Am
you should never have to bury your own babies
     Am                      Am/g                       E
gravedigger   when you dig my grave   would you make it shallow
       Am    Am/g     Am/f#         Am
so that i can feel the rain     gravedigger
Dm              F      C  G Bb    Dm             F     C G Bb
ring around the rosey             pocket full of posies
Dm       F     C G Bb     Dm  F   C           G
ashes to ashes                    we all fall down
     Am                      Am/g                       E
gravedigger   when you dig my grave   would you make it shallow
       Am     Am/g    Am/f#          Am
so that i can feel the rain     gravedigger
Am                   Am/g                     F
little mickey carson 67 to 75      he rode his bike like the devil
        Am             Am                            Am/g
until he died         when he grows up he wants to be mr. virtigo on
                                  F       Am
the flying trappease        aw...  1940 to 1990
        Am                      Am/g                       E
to gravedigger   when you dig my grave   would you make it shallow
       Am    Am/g     Am/f#
so that i can feel the rain
     Am                      Am/g                       E
gravedigger   when you dig my grave   would you make it shallow

so that i can feel the rain       i can feel the rain
            Am                      Am/g                       E
aww...  gravedigger   when you dig my grave   would you make it shallow
       Am    Am/g     Am/f#
so that i can feel the rain
Am  Am/g  F  E  (these are played 2 beats each or 2/4 time)
gravedigger
Am  Am/g  F  E  (these are played 2 beats each or 2/4 time)
gravedigger

(the song ends on) Am  Am/g  F...



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