Oh, Death chords by
Dock Boggs

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Key: Db major•

Verse 1

C

C

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What is this that I can't see

F

F

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C

C

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With icy hands takin' hold on me?

"I am death and none can excel

F

F

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C

C

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I'll open the doors to heaven or hell"

Verse 2

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Oh death, oh death

F

F

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Can't you spare me over

C

C

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'til another year?

F

F

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Oh death, oh death

C

C

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Please spare me over 'til an other year

Verse 3

C

C

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"Oh death", someone would pray

F

F

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C

C

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"Could you call some other

day?"

"God's children's prayed,

the preacher's preached

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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The time of mercy is out

of your reach"

Verse 4

C

C

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"I'll fix your feet so you can't walk

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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I'll lock your jaws so you can't talk

Close your eyes so you can't see

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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This very hour come go with me"

Verse 5

C

C

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F

F

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"Death I come to take the soul

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Leave the body and leave it cold

To drop the flesh off of the frame

F

F

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C

C

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The earth and worm both have a claim"

Verse 6

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Oh death, oh death

Can't you spare me over

'til another year?

F

F

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Oh death, oh death

C

C

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Please spare me over 'til another year

Verse 7

C

C

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My mother come to my bed

F

F

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C

C

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Place a cold towel upon my head

My head is warm, my feet is cold

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Death is moving upon my soul

Verse 8

C

C

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Oh death, how you treating me

F

F

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C

C

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You close my eyes so I can't see

You hurt my body, you make me cold

F

F

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C

C

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You're ruling my life right out of my soul

Verse 9

C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Oh death, oh death

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Can't you spare me over

C

C

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'til another year?

F

F

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C

C

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Oh death, oh death

Bb

Bb

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Please spare me over 'til an other year

Verse 10

C

C

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Oh death, please consider my age

F

F

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C

C

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Please don't take me at this stage

My wealth is all at your command

F

F

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C

C

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If you will move your icy hand

Verse 11

C

C

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"The old, the young, the rich or poor

F

F

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C

C

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Are all alike with me, you know

No wealth, no land, no silver, no gold

F

F

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C

C

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Nothin' satisfies me but your soul"

Verse 12

C

C

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Oh death, oh death

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Can't you spare me over

C

C

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'til another year?

Oh death, oh death

F

F

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C

C

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Please spare me over 'til another year

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Chords

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Bb

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Oh, Death by Dock Boggs is Db major.

The primary chords used in Oh, Death are Db, Gb, Cb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Cb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Oh, Death is approximately 91 beats per minute.

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