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Ain't No Grave chords by Johnny Cash (Official Version)

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Dm
G
Am

Intro 1

Dm

Dm

Chorus 1

Dm

There ain't no grave

Can hold my body down

G

There ain't no grave

Am

Dm

Can hold my body down

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Verse 1

Dm

When I hear that trumpet sound

I'm gonna rise right out of the ground

G

Am

Dm

Ain't no grave Can hold my body down

Well, look way down the river

And what do you think I see

Dm

I see a band of angels

And they're coming after me

Chorus 2

G

Ain't no grave

Am

Dm

Can hold my body down

G

There ain't no grave

Am

Dm

Can hold my body down

Verse 2

Dm

Well, look down yonder, Gabriel

Put your feet on the land and sea

Dm

But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet

Until you hear from me

Chorus 3

G

There ain't no grave

Am

Dm

Can hold my body down

G

Ain't no grave

Am

Dm

Can hold my body down

Solo 1

Dm

Dm

Dm

Dm

G

Am

Dm

G

Am

Dm

Verse 3

Dm

Well meet me, Jesus, meet me

Meet me in the middle of the air

Dm

And if these wings don't fail me,

I will meet you anywhere

Chorus 4

G

Ain't no grave

Am

Dm

Can hold my body down

G

There ain't no grave

Am

Dm

Can hold my body down

Verse 4

Dm

Well, meet me, Mother and Father,

Meet me down the river road

Dm

And Mama, you know that I'll be there

When I check in my load

Chorus 5
G 
Ain't no grave
Am 
Dm 
Can hold my body down
G 
There ain't no grave
Am 
Dm 
Can hold my body down
G 
There ain't no grave
Am 
Dm 
Can hold my body down

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0

Dm
G
Am

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: D minorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Ain't No Grave by Johnny Cash, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It suits players who want to learn Ain't No Grave the way Johnny Cash intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Ain't No Grave

Johnny Cash

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