Verse 1: 
E                E7         A         E7   A  E 
There's one kind favor I'll ask of you 
                            A A7    E  E7  A  E 
There's one kind favor I'll ask of you 
E                           A A7    E  E7  A 
There's one kind favor I'll ask of you 
 E          B     A7      B 
See that my grave is kept clean 
 
The bass riff between each verse: 
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Verse 2: 
Well there's two white horses in a line 
Well there's two white horses in a line 
I got two white horses in a line 
To take down to the buryin' ground 
 
Verse 3: 
You can dig my grave with a silver spade 
You can dig my grave with a silver spade 
Dig my grave a with silver spade 
You can lay me down with a coat and chain 
 
Verse 4: 
Did you ever hear them church bells tone 
Have you ever heared them church bells tone 
Did you ever hear them church bells tone 
Means another poor boy is dead and gone 
 
Verse 5: 
It's a long way, it ain't got no end 
It's a long way, it ain't got no end 
Well it's a long way, it ain't got no end 
Well it's a bad way, that don't ever change 
Don't ever change  (8x)