Key: E major•
Verse 1
B
E
A
Woke up this morning
B
E
And on up into heaven I did ride
You slipped upon the floor
A
E
Just before you passed away
That you said
E
A
Verse 2
Please don't bury me
No, I'd druther have
'em cut me up
A
E
And the blind can have my eyes
A
E
And the deaf can take both of my ears
Interlude 1
E
A
E
B
E
Verse 3
A
E
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
F#
B
Just get 'em out of here
A
E
Look out! I've got your nose
A
E
Sell my heart to the Junkman
B
E
And give my love to Rose
Verse 4
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
A
E
And the blind can have my eyes
A
E
And the deaf can take both of my ears
Interlude 2
E
A
E
A
E
F#
B
E
A
E
A
E
B
E
Verse 5
A
E
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
F#
B
Don't pull that stuff on me
A
E
It's a sin to tell a lie
A
E
Send my mouth way down south
B
E
And kiss my ass goodbye
Verse 6
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
A
E
And the blind can have my eyes
A
E
And the deaf can take both of my ears
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB E A F#
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