Dave Van Ronk

Please See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Dave Van Ronk


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Well, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you
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One kind favor I'll ask of you
                    A      E
One kind favor I'll ask of you
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See that my grave is kept clean

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Two white horses in a line
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Two white horses in a line
                 A     E
Two white horses in a line
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They're gonna take me to my burying ground

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Have you ever heard that church bell moan?
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Have you ever heard that church bell moan?
                           A          E
Have you ever... ...that church bell moan?
           A     E           B        E
Then you know another boy's dead and gone


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Have you ever hear a coffin sound?
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Have you ever hear a coffin sound?
                      A      E
Have you ever hear a coffin sound?
          A     E           B        E
Then you know another boy's in the ground

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You may dig my grave with a silver spade
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You may dig my grave with a silver spade
                          A      E
You may dig... ...with a silver spade
         A        E           B       E
You may lower my down with a golden chain

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It's a long road that has no end
A                            E
It's a long road that has no end
                       A     E
It's a long road that has no end
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It's a long trail that has no turn

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Oh well, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you
A                           E
One kind favor I'll ask of you
               A      E
One... ...I'll ask of you
      A            E       B     E
Yeah see that my grave is kept clean

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