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Aint No Grave CAN HOLD MY BODY DOWN

Johnny Cash
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Dm
E ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D --0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A ---------------------|
E ---------------------|
 There  ain't no grave
 Can hold my body down
There  ain't no grave
  Am Dm **FILL (YOU WILL HEAR FAINTLY
 Can hold my body down THIS LITTLE 3 NOTE FILL
THROUGHOUT AFTER THE )
**FILL:
E --1-0----------------|
B -------3-------------|
G ---------------------|
D ---------------------|
A ---------------------|
E ---------------------|
When  I hear that trumpet sound
 I'm gonna rise  right out of the ground
 Ain't no grave
 Can hold  my body down
Well,  look way down the river
 And what  do you think I  see
 I see  a band of angels
 And they're coming  after  me
Ain't  no grave
 Can hold  my body down
There  ain't no grave
 Can hold  my body down
Well,  look down yonder, Gabriel
 Put your feet  on the land and  sea
 But Gabriel,  don't you blow  your trumpet
 Until  you hear from  me
There  ain't no grave
 Can hold  my body down
Ain't  no grave
 Can hold  my body down
 PLAY: Dm, Dsus2 - 5x's or FILL**
  THEN ,,,  - 2x's
Well  meet me, Jesus, meet  me
 Meet  me in the middle of the  air
 And if  these wings don't fail  me,
I  will meet you anywhere
Ain't  no grave
 Can hold  my body down
There  ain't no grave
 Can hold  my body down
Well  meet me, Mother and Father,
 Meet  me down the river road
 And Mama,  you know that I'll  be there
 When  I check in my load
Ain't  no grave
 Can hold  my body down
There  ain't no grave
 Can hold  my body down
There  ain't no grave
  Am Dm Dm or FILL** - to END
 Can hold my body down

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Readable chord sheet for Aint No Grave CAN HOLD MY BODY DOWN by Johnny Cash

[Dm]
E ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D --0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A ---------------------|
E ---------------------|

T[Dm]here ain't no grave

Can hold my body down
[Dm]There ain't no g[G]rave
    Am            Dm  **FILL (YOU WILL HEAR FAINTLY
Can hold my body down        THIS LITTLE 3 NOTE FILL
                             THROUGHOUT AFTER THE [Dm])
**FILL:
E --1-0----------------|
B -------3-------------|
G ---------------------|
D ---------------------|
A ---------------------|
E ---------------------|

[Dm]When I hear that trumpet sound
I'm gonna [Dsus2]rise right out of the gr[Dm]ound
Ain't no gr[G]ave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own

[Dm]Well, look way down the [Dsus2]river
And [Dm]what do you think I[Dsus2] see
I s[Dm]ee a band of [Dsus2]angels
And they're c[Dm]oming after[Dsus2] me

[Dm]Ain't no gr[G]ave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own
[Dm]There ain't no g[G]rave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own

[Dm]Well, look down yonder, [Dsus2]Gabriel
Put your f[Dm]eet on the land and[Dsus2] sea
But G[Dm]abriel, don't you [Dsus2]blow your trumpet
Un[Dm]til you hear from[Dsus2] me

[Dm]There ain't no g[G]rave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own
[Dm]Ain't no gr[G]ave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own

PLAY: Dm, Dsus2 - 5x's or FILL**
      THEN [Dm],[G],[Am],[Dm] - 2x's

[Dm]Well meet me, Jesus, mee[Dsus2]t me
M[Dm]eet me in the middle of the[Dsus2] air
And [Dm]if these wings don't [Dsus2]fail me,
[Dm]I will meet you any[Dsus2]where

[Dm]Ain't no gr[G]ave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own
[Dm]There ain't no g[G]rave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own

[Dm]Well meet me, Mother and F[Dsus2]ather,
M[Dm]eet me down the river [Dsus2]road
And [Dm]Mama, you know that [Dsus2]I'll be there
W[Dm]hen I check in my [Dsus2]load

[Dm]Ain't no gr[G]ave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own
[Dm]There ain't no g[G]rave
Can h[Am]old my body d[Dm]own
[Dm]There ain't no g[G]rave
     Am            Dm  Dm or FILL** - to END
Can hold my body down

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