The Funeral
The Funeral

The Funeral easy guitar chords by The Staple Singers

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • C

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

  • Db

    4

  • G

  • Gb

    2

  • C

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Ab

    4

  • Db

    4

  • G

  • Gb

    2
    • Verse 1
    Go 
    ahead and advance on 
    now. 

    We're 
    now 
    ra
    cing by 
    prayers 

    we 
    trust you'll 
    enjoy. 


    I 
    was 
    walking 
    in Savannah 

    past 
    a 
    church decayed 
    and dimmed 

    When 
    slowly 
    through the 
    window 

    came 
    a plaintive 
    funeral 
    hymn, 

    My 
    sympathy 
    awakened 

    an
    d a 
    wonder quickly 
    grew 

    Until 
    I 
    found 
    myself 
    seated 

    in 
    a little old 
    church 
    pew. 

    Out front 
    a 
    lonely couple 

    sat 
    in sorrow 
    nearly 
    wild 

    On 
    the 
    altar was 
    a 
    casket 

    and in 
    the 
    casket 
    was 
    a 
    child 

    I 
    could 
    pic
    ture 
    him while 
    living, 

    curly 
    hair, 
    smiley 
    lips. 

    I'd 
    seen perhaps 
    a 
    thousand 

    in 
    my hurried 
    southern 
    trips. 

    Then 
    rose 
    a sad 
    little country 
    preacher 

    from 
    a wooden desk 

    In 
    a 
    manner sort 
    of 
    awk
    ward 

    and continent's 
    coquet
    tish. 

    And 
    he 
    said, 
    now 
    don't 
    go weeping 

    for 
    this pretty 
    bit 
    of clay 

    For 
    the little 
    boy 
    who lived 
    there 

    has gone 
    and 
    run away 

    He was 
    doing 
    very 
    fine 

    and he 
    appreciated 
    your 
    love 

    But 
    the 
    Heavenly Father 
    wanted 
    him 

    in 
    that big 
    house up 
    above 

    The 
    Lord 
    did
    n't give 
    you that 
    baby 

    by a 
    hundred thousand 
    miles 

    He 
    just 
    thought 
    you needed 

    a little sunshine 

    and 
    he lent 
    it for a 
    while 

    And 
    he'd let 
    you keep 
    and love 
    him 

    until 
    your hearts 
    were 
    big or grown 

    And 
    these silver 
    tears 

    that you're 
    shedding 
    now 

    are just 
    interest on 
    the loan 

    Just 
    think, 
    my poor 
    dear mourners, 


    creeping long 
    life's 
    way 

    What 
    a blessed 
    picnic 

    this 
    here 
    baby 
    had 
    today 

    Your 
    good 
    fathers 
    and 
    good mothers 

    cried 
    the 
    little fellow 
    round 

    In 
    the angel's 
    tender 
    garden 

    of 
    the big 
    plantation 
    garden 

    And 
    his eyes 
    brightly 
    shined 

    at the 
    pretty things 
    he viewed 

    But 
    a tear 
    came 
    and he 
    whispered, 

    I want 
    my mama 
    and 
    my daddy 
    too 

    But 
    then the 
    angel's 

    chief 
    musician 

    taught that 
    little 
    boy a 
    song 

    That 
    says 
    if 
    only they 
    be 
    faithful 

    they'll 
    soon be 
    gone 

    So 
    my 
    poor, 
    dejected 
    mourners, 

    let 
    your hearts 
    with heaven 
    rest 

    And 
    don't 
    go criticizing 
    the 
    one 

    what 
    knows 
    the best 

    He 
    has 
    given 
    many 
    comforts, 

    he has 
    the right 
    to take 
    away 

    To 
    the Lord 
    be 
    praise 
    and 
    glory 

    Now 
    and 
    forever

    Let 
    us 
    pray. 


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