The Funeral

The Funeral easy guitar chords by Hank Williams

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

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Capo
  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • Gm

    3
  • Em

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • Gm

    3
  • Em

  • Verse 1

    I was walking 
    in Savannah 
    past 

    a church, decayed 
    and 
    dim 

    When 
    slowly through the window 
    came a 

    plaintive funeral 
    hymn 

    My sympathy awakened 
    and a wonder 

    quickly grew 

    'Til I found 
    myself environed 

    in a little colored 
    pew 

    Out 
    front a colored 
    Verse 2
    couple sat 

    in sorrow nearly 
    wild 

    On the 
    al
    tar was a casket 
    and 

    in the casket 
    was a 
    child 

    I could picture 
    him 
    while living, 

    curly hair 
    protruding 
    lips 

    I'd seen 
    perhaps a thousand 
    in my hurried 

    southern trips 

    Verse 3
    Then rose a sad, 

    old colored preacher 
    from his little 
    wooden desk 

    With 
    a manner sort of awkward 

    and countenance 
    grot
    esque 

    The 
    simplicity 
    and shrewdness 

    in his Ethiopi
    an face 

    Showed the wisdom 
    and the ignorance 
    of a crushed, 

    undying race 

    Verse 4
    And he said, 
    "Now 
    don't be weepin' 

    for this pretty 
    bit of clay 

    For the little 
    boy who 
    lived there has 

    done 
    gone and 
    run away 

    He was doing 
    very finely 
    and he 

    'ppreciates your 
    love 

    But his sho 
    nough 
    father wanted 
    him in the 

    big house 
    up above 

    Verse 5
    The Lord didn't 
    give you that 
    baby, by 
    no hundred thousand 

    miles 

    He just 
    think you need 
    some 
    sunshine 

    and he lent 
    it for a while 

    And he let 
    you keep and 
    love him 'til 

    your hearts were 
    bigger grown 

    And these silver 
    tears 
    you're 
    shedding 

    now, are just 
    interest on 
    the loan 

    Just 
    think my 
    poor dear mourners 
    creeping long 
    on sorrow?s 
    Verse 6

    way 

    What a 
    blessed 
    pic
    nic this 

    here 
    baby got 
    today 

    Your good 
    fath
    ers and good 

    mothers crowd 
    the little fella 
    round 

    In the 
    angels 'tender 
    garden of 

    the big 
    plantation 
    ground 

    And his eyes 
    they brightly 
    Verse 7
    sparkle 

    at the pretty 
    things 
    he view 

    But a tear came 
    and he whispered, 

    "I want 
    my parents 
    too" 

    Then the angel's 
    chief 
    musicians 

    teach 
    that little boy 
    a song 

    Says if 
    only they be faith
    ful, they'll 

    soon be comin' 
    'long 

    And 
    so 
    my poor dear 
    mourners, 
    Verse 8

    let your hearts 
    with Jesus 
    rest 

    And don't go to 
    criticizn' the 

    one what knows 
    the best 

    He has give us many 
    com
    forts 
    He's 

    got the right to take 
    away 

    To the 
    Lord 
    be praised 
    in glory, 

    now and ever, 
    let 
    us 
    pray 



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