| F | C | G | C C G |
| F | C | G | F | Fadd9 |
[Verse 1]
Am C/G
I buried Mama standing with the knife still in her chest,
F C/G G
As per her last instructions at her death.
Am C/G
Said, “You’ll never get to Heaven son so go to Hell real slow.”
Dm Dm
Now the ground don’t want me Mama, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
| Am | Am7 |
[Verse 2]
Am C/G
I've stacked the deck, I've held the dead man's hand so many times,
F C/G G
Eights and aces wishing for the death I hoped was mine, but
Am C/G
Cards and guns are all the same, each man must draw his own,
Dm Dm
Now the ground don’t want me Mama, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body when the soul has flown?
G | C/G G |
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna lay down in a field of bone,
G F Fadd9
But an angel guards the Garden.
[Verse 3]
Am C/G
I killed men in Blue Eye, Barbaco, New Life and Crystal Wells.
F C/G G
In every town the broken-hearted rang their steeple bells,
Am C/G
For every man a box and for every hole a rose.
Dm Dm
Now the ground don’t want me Mama, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body when the soul has flown?
G | C/G G |
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna lay down in a field of bone,
G F Fadd9
But an angel guards the Garden.
[Solo]
| F | C | G | C C G |
| F | C | G | F | Fadd9
[Verse 4]
Am C/G
Then one morning near Arkana I chanced to watch some violets rise,
F C/G G
Their lunar blues undoing down the fastening stays of night and I
Am C/G
Thought how sweet to sleep beneath the flowers such as those.
Dm Dm
Now the ground don’t want me Mama, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body when the soul has flown?
G | C/G G |
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna lay down in a field of bone,
G F Fadd9
But an angel guards the Garden.
[Verse 5]
Am C/G
Sometimes I think 'bout Mama with the knife still in her chest.
F C/G G
Sometimes I think about all those lucky men I sent to rest,
Am C/G
And how it's them who are a sleepin', and it's me who is the ghost.
Dm Dm
Now the ground don’t want me Mama, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body when the soul has flown?
G | C/G G |
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna lay down in a field of bone,
G F Fadd9 Fadd9
But an angel guards the Garden.
[Outro]
| Am | C/G | F | C/G G |
| Am | C/G | Dm | Dm | Am
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Capo 5 (Capo 2 in a different performance)
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[Intro]
Am Am Am Am
[Verse 1]
Am C/G
Buried Mamma standing with the knife still in her chest,
F C/G G
As per her last instructions at her death.
Am C/G
Said, “You’ll never get to Heaven son so go to Hell real slow.”
Dm Dm
But the ground don’t want me Mamma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no
Am G
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F
But an angel guards the garden.
Am C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 2]
Am C/G
I killed men in Blue Eyes, Barberco, New Life and Crystal Wells.
F C/G G
In every town the broken hearted rang their steeple bells.
Am C/G
For every man a box, for every hole a rose.
Dm Dm
And the ground don’t want me Mamma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F Am
But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 3]
Am C/G
Then one morning near ArKana, I chanced to watch some violets rise,
F C/G G
Their lunar blues undoing down the fastening stays of night.
Am C/G
Now Lord how sweet to sleep beneath flowers such as those,
Dm Dm
But the ground don’t want me Mamma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no
Am G
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F Am
But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
Am
Am
