Oh Death chords by Dock Boggs, The New Lost City Ramblers

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 (E major) Oh,  (E minor)  (E major) what is  (E minor) this
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 (E major) that I can't  (E minor) see
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With icy hands taking hold on  (E major) me?
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I am death and none  (E minor) can  excel
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I'll open the door to  (E major) heaven or hell
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 (E minor) Oh,  death,  (E major) oh, death,
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 (E minor) can't you spare me  (E major) over till another year?
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Oh, death,  (E minor) oh,   (E major)  (E minor) death,
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please spare me over till  (E major) an other year?
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Oh, if someone would  (E minor) pray,
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could you  (E major) call some other day?
Let children pray,
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the  (E minor) preachers preach,
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the time of  (E major) mercy is out of
your reach.
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I'll fix your  (E minor) feet so you can't walk,
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I'll lock your  (E major) jaws so you can't talk.
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Close your  (E minor) eyes so you can see
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this very  (E major) hour come go with me
I'm death
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I come to  (E minor) take the soul
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to leave the body and  (E major) leave it go  (E minor)  (E major) 
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Oh,  (E minor) oh,   (E major)  (E minor) death,
can't you spare me over till
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 (E major) an other year?
Oh, death, oh, death,
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 (E minor) please spare me over till an (E major) other year.
Oh, mother, come to my bed,
place a cold towel upon my head.
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My head is warm but my  (E minor) feet is cold,
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 (E major) death is a -movin' upon my soul.
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Oh,  (E minor) death, how you're treating me,
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you've closed  (E major) my soul, I can't see.
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You hurt my  (E minor) body,
you've made me cold,
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you've moved  (E major) my life
right out of my soul.
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Oh, death, oh,  (E minor) death,
can't you spare me over till
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 (E major) an other year?
Oh, death, oh, death,
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 (E minor) please spare me over till an (E major) other year
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Oh,  (E minor) death, consider my age,
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please don't take me at this  (E major) stage
My wealth is all at your command,
if you will move your icy hand
The old, the young,
the rich or poor,
they're all along with me, you know.
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No wealth, no land, no  (E minor) silver,
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no  (E major) gold,
nothing satisfies me but your soul.
Oh, death, oh, death,
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 (E minor) will you spare me over till  (E major) an other year?
Oh, death, oh, death
Can you spare me over till another year?