Sad and lonesome day
instrumental
intro = verse 1
D A D - D7
1. Oh, today has been a lonesome day,
G D
today
has been a lonesome day.
G D
Today has been a lonesome day
A D
and
it seems tomorrow'll be the same old way.
D
A D - D7
2. Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground,
G D
they
carried my mother to the burying ground.
G D
They carried my mother to the
burying ground,
A D
and
watched the pallbearers let her down.
+ instrumental = verse 2
D A
D - D7
3. Did you ever hear a church bell tone ?
G D
Did you ever hear a church
bell tone ?
G D
Did you ever hear a church
bell tone ?
A D
You may know by that she's dead
and gone.
D A ´ D
4. Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade,
G D
oh,
dig my grave with a silver spade,
G D
oh,
dig my grave with a silver spade,
A D
and
mark the place where I must lay.
+ instrumental = verse 4
D A D
5. There's one kind favor I ask of you,
G D - D7
there's
one kind favor I ask of you.
G D
There's one kind favor I ask of you,
A
D
that's
to see my grave is kept green.
(orig. = capo 1st) (The Carter
Family)