Diggin? My Grave
William Elliot Whitmore
(Banjo transcribed for guitar)
Intro & verse
E|--2---------------|-2----------|
B|--3---------------|-3----------|
G|--2---------------|-2----------|Repeat for
D|--0----0--3--0--3-|-0----------|the D parts
A|------------------|------------|
E|------------------|------------|
(tacit) D
Well I?m digging my grave, I?m digging my grave
My road to hell is surely pav[A]ed
With all the lov[D]e that I never gave
Well I?m digging my grave, I[A]?m digging my grave[D]
And the hole is made, with pick and spade
With all the debts nearly paid
Oh, how I wish, that I could have stayed
But the hole is made?Oh, the hole is made
Break
(walk D,E,F#) G D
Oh and, the hole, is shallow where I must lay
The hole is shallow, but that?s ok[A]
I?ll have peace [D]on my final day[G]
Down in this shallow hol[D]e where I [A]must lay[D]
This July ground, is mighty hard,
This July ground, is mighty hard
My back is broken, my hands are scarred
This July ground is mighty hard
Woah, I wish, I hadn?t sinned
Woah, I wish, I hadn?t sinned
So I could be with you again
Woah, I wish, I hadn?t sinned
Repeat Break
Well this Iowa dirt is mighty cold
This Iowa dirt is mighty cold
And God will never rest my soul
Down in this Iowa dirt, so cold
Well I?m digging my grave, I?m digging my grave
My road to hell is surely paved
With all the love that I never gave
Well I?m digging my grave, I?m digging my grave
William Elliot Whitmore
(Banjo transcribed for guitar)
Intro & verse
E|--2---------------|-2----------|
B|--3---------------|-3----------|
G|--2---------------|-2----------|Repeat for
D|--0----0--3--0--3-|-0----------|the D parts
A|------------------|------------|
E|------------------|------------|
(tacit) D
Well I?m digging my grave, I?m digging my grave
My road to hell is surely pav[A]ed
With all the lov[D]e that I never gave
Well I?m digging my grave, I[A]?m digging my grave[D]
And the hole is made, with pick and spade
With all the debts nearly paid
Oh, how I wish, that I could have stayed
But the hole is made?Oh, the hole is made
Break
(walk D,E,F#) G D
Oh and, the hole, is shallow where I must lay
The hole is shallow, but that?s ok[A]
I?ll have peace [D]on my final day[G]
Down in this shallow hol[D]e where I [A]must lay[D]
This July ground, is mighty hard,
This July ground, is mighty hard
My back is broken, my hands are scarred
This July ground is mighty hard
Woah, I wish, I hadn?t sinned
Woah, I wish, I hadn?t sinned
So I could be with you again
Woah, I wish, I hadn?t sinned
Repeat Break
Well this Iowa dirt is mighty cold
This Iowa dirt is mighty cold
And God will never rest my soul
Down in this Iowa dirt, so cold
Well I?m digging my grave, I?m digging my grave
My road to hell is surely paved
With all the love that I never gave
Well I?m digging my grave, I?m digging my grave
