Key: G major
Verse 1
D
C
Am
G
Mother they were
G
Am
And the good priest was speaking
on the happiness above
D
G
Am
G
Here be low where man was made to
Am
G
work and weep (work and weep)
Am
G
We all must walk through evil lands
Am
D
Am
and bales of suffering
D
Verse 2
G
Am
Suddenly a shout blew the ceremony
G
Am
The undertaker's man came
running and waved a piece of paper
G
Am
G
Am
"Sir this bill," he sought to let the un dertaker know,
G
Am
"it's not paid"
G
Am
"Well stop the show," his master said
C
D
Am
The gravediggers raised the corpse
C
Am
and waited patiently at hand
C
D
Am
The priest hissed in some dis may,
C
D
Am
"Is this quite the time or place?"
Interlude 1
G
Am
C
Am
G
Dm
Am
G
C
G
Am
G
D
G
Verse 3
"We'll have the money Tuesday"
G
Am
The undertaker had to laugh,
"Well Tuesday she'll be buried"
D
G
Am
G
"Charity," wept the
G
Am
"Father Angerblow," the
G
Am
C
undertaker said
D
Am
"This misses business man
C
Am
and that coffin is worth a lot
C
Am
C
Open it up right away boys there
D
Am
are others who can pay"
Verse 4
D
G
Am
G
Here be low where man was made to
Am
G
work and weep (work and weep)
Am
G
We all must go through evil
Am
G
lands and bales of suffering
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD C Am G Dm
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