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Key: F major•
Intro 1
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It's Decoration Day
Verse 1
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And I've a mind to
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roll a stone on his grave
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But what would he say
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"Keeping me down,
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boy, won't keep you away"
Verse 2
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It's Decoration Day
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And I knew the Hill Boys
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would put him away
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But my Daddy wasn't afraid
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He said "We'd fight till the last
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Lawson's last living day"
Verse 3
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I never knew how it all got started
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A problem with Holland be
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fore we were born
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And I don't know the name of
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that boy we tied down
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And beat 'til he just
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couldn't walk anymore
Verse 4
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But I know the caliber
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in daddy's chest
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And I know what Holland Hill drives
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The state let him go,
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but I guess it was best
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'Cause nobody needs all us Lawson's
Interlude 1

alive
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Verse 5

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Daddy said one of the boys

had come by
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The lumber man's favorite son
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He said "Beat him real good,
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but don't dare let him die
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And if you see Holland Hill run"
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Now I
Verse 6
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said, "They ain't give
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us trouble before
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That we ain't brought
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down on ourselves"
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But a chain on my back
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and my ear to the floor
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And I'll send all the Hill Boys to hell
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I'll send all the Hill Boys to hell
Interlude 2
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Verse 7
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It's Decoration Day
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And I've got a family
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in Mobile Bay
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And they've never seen my
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daddy's grave
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But that don't bother me,
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it ain't marked anyway
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'Cause
Verse 8
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I got dead brothers
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in Lauderdale South
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And I got dead brothers
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in East Tennessee
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My Daddy got shot right
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in front of his house
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He had no one to fall on but me
Verse 9
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It's Decoration Day
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And I've a mind to go spit on his grave
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If I was a Hill,
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I'd have put him away
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And I'd fight 'til the last
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Lawson's last living day
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I'd fight 'til the last
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Lawson's last living day
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I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last living day
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Decoration Day by Drive-By Truckers is F major.

The primary chords used in Decoration Day are Bb, F, Gm, Dm, Am.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, F, Gm, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Decoration Day is approximately 83 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Decoration Day using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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