The Unquiet Grave chords by Luke Kelly

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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C 
The wind doth blow
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C 
today my love
G 
D 
A few small drops of rain
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Never have I had
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but one true love
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D 
G 
In cold clay she is laid

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Verse 2

I'll do as much

for my true love

As any young man may

I'll sit and mourn

all on her grave

At twelve months and a day

Verse 3
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C 
The twelve months and the
D 
C 
day being gone
G 
D 
A voice spoke from the deep
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Who is it sits
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all on my grave
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D 
And will not let me sleep
G 

Verse 4
C 
'Tis I, 'tis I,
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C 
Thine own true love
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D 
Who sits  upon your grave
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For I crave one kiss
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from your sweet lips
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D 
And that is all I seek
G 

Verse 5
C 
You crave one kiss
D 
from my clay cold lips
C 
G 
D 
But my breath is earthy strong
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Had you one kiss
C 
from my clay cold lips
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D 
G 
Your time would not be long

Verse 6
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C 
My time be long,
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C 
my time be short
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D 
Tomorrow or today
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May God in heaven
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have all my soul
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D 
G 
But I'll kiss your lips of clay

Verse 7
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C 
D 
G 
D 
See down in yonder garden green
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G 
D 
Love where we used to walk
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The sweetest flower
C 
that ever grew
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D 
Is withered to the stalk
G 

Verse 8
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D 
C 
The stalk is withered dry my love
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D 
So will our hearts decay
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So make yourself
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content my love
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D 
Till death calls you away