Richest Guy In The Graveyard chords by John Coltrane

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Gm
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D
A
Bm
Em
B
C
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C#
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F#m
Cdim

Verse 1
Dm 
Gm 
Bb 
D 
Bb 
 (D minor)  (G minor)  (B flat major)  (D major)  (B flat major) 
A 
D 
Bm 
Em 
 (A major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E minor) You'll
D 
B 
C 
 (D major) be the richest  (B major) guy in the grave (C major) yard
B 
E 
A 
D 
With  (B major)  (E major) money  (A major) in  (D major) the bank
A 
D 
 (A major) You'll  (D major) be the flattest cat
C# 
C 
B 
 (C sharp major) Who's  (C major) stretched out  (B major) flat
E 
A 
You'll  (E major) have yourself to thank  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) Now, what's the good of earnin'
Dm 
D 
with  (D minor) no time for spend (D major) in'?
Bb 
G 
D 
 (B flat major) You  (G major) know  (D major) you're simply headed
for a horizontal endin'.
B 
C 
Em 
The richest guy  (B major) in  (C major) the grave (E minor) yard,
B 
Bm 
E 
Bm 
 (B major) so  (B minor) Daddy,  (E major) won't you please  (B minor) slow down?
D 
Bm 
B 
 (D major) Can't take  (B minor) it with  (B major) you,
E 
A 
F#m 
 (E major) I'm askin' you  (A major) to stick around.  (F sharp minor) 
A 
D 
B 
 (A major) You'll  (D major) climb the  (B major) golden gate
C 
 (C major) to the graveyard,
B 
E 
D 
that  (B major)  (E major)  (D major) gate is not so great
Bm 
D 
 (B minor) You'll  (D major) be the sleepiest creep
C# 
C 
B 
 (C sharp major) who's  (C major) six feet  (B major) deep,
E 
B 
 (E major) you'll find it out too late  (B major) 
D 
 (D major) I'd rather be old without any gold
G 
D 
than have  (G major) the under (D major) taker
take me under his control
C# 
C 
And be the richest guy  (C sharp major) in the  (C major) graveyard,
B 
E 
A 
so  (B major)  (E major) spend it while  (A major) you're on this earth,
B 
 (B major) I  don't mean under,
E 
A 
D 
E 
D 
 (E major) enjoy it  (A major) for  (D major) all  (E major) you're worth  (D major) 
F#m 
D 
 (F sharp minor) You'll  (D major) be the richest guy
C# 
D 
C 
 (C sharp major) in the grave (D major) yard,  (C major) 
B 
E 
D 
 (B major) and  (E major) you'll be  (D major) cold to boot
A 
D 
Bm 
G 
 (A major) You'll  (D major) be the  (B minor) sorriest  (G major) jerk
C 
Cdim 
who  (C major) ever  (Cdim) went to work
B 
E 
A 
 (B major) an  (E major) d never spent his  (A major) loot
B 
D 
A 
D 
I  (B major)  (D major)  (A major) can't  (D major) imagine how
you can be a good lover
G 
D 
All  (G major) wrapped  (D major) around in brown
A 
with a five -plow cov (A major) er
D 
B 
C# 
C 
So  (D major) take my  (B major) tip,  (C sharp major) don't  (C major) work too hard
B 
E 
A 
 (B major) Then  (E major) you'll  (A major) delay the graveyard drive
B 
 (B major) and save expenses
E 
A 
D 
 (E major) You'll be the richest  (A major) man alive  (D major) 
Em 
D 
B 
 (E minor) Now  (D major) you'll be the  (B major) richest guy
C 
in  (C major) the graveyard
Cdim 
Em 
E 
G 
D 
Not  (Cdim) just    (E minor)  (E major)  (G major) you wait  (D major) and see
Bm 
B 
 (B minor) You'll be the  (B major) gornest goon
E 
G 
C 
 (E major) who  (G major) ever  (C major) went too soon
B 
E 
Em 
 (B major) That  (E major) ain't no use to me  (E minor) 
A 
D 
 (A major) I'd  (D major) rather be found on a flophouse bed
G 
D 
Down  (G major) in  (D major) the cold ground
D 
G 
A 
 (D major) with  (G major) dirt on  (A major) my head
Bm 
B 
D 
 (B minor) You'll  (B major)  (D major) be the richest guy
B 
C# 
C 
 (B major) in  (C sharp major) the  (C major) graveyard
B 
E 
A 
D 
So  (B major) daddy  (E major) won't you  (A major) hear my  (D major) plea
B 
E 
Do me a  (B major) favor and  (E major) please,
D 
Em 
A 
D 
E 
beg  (D major) of  (E minor) your will,  (A major) to me!  (D major)  (E major) 