Up In The Graveyard chords by The Walkabouts

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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The
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graveyard sits by the Prescott mill.
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Where my old man lost his arm,
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And for that I was ready to kill.
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But he just looked tired,
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And said: "Don't bury
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me near that place."

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Verse 2

When he finally died

I was in the desert war.

But no one makes a funeral wait,

So they dressed him up in his wedding clothes,

And buried him by the mill,

In the place he said he'd nev er stay.

Verse 3
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All you gotta do, is look around.
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You can change the darkness
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Into somethin' proud.
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But up in the graveyard,
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Some things never change.
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Verse 4
G 
Came back stateside,
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Tried to set things right.
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Drove out to the graveyard,
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Underneath a half- moon sky.
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With a pick and a shovel
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I started turning over
stones.
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Verse 5
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Just past midnight
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I got cornered by some lights.
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Two sirens howlin',
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Patrol cars coming down
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from both sides.
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The sheriff put on the handcuffs.
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Said: "A night in jail will
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cool your head."

Verse 6
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All you gotta do, is look around.
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You can change the darkness
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Into somethin' proud.
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But up in the graveyard,
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Some things never change.
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G 

Verse 7
Now he still lies 'neath the mill fire smoke.
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A good man to his well- made bed,
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Another ten, just ready to go.
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But the ground there don't rest easy,
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'Cause he won't let it
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rest that way.

Verse 8
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You can bury deep, but you won't forget.
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A heart will never leave you alone,
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Even if you want to be left,
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Up in the graveyard
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Where some things never change.

Verse 9
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All you gotta do, is look around.
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You can change the darkness
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Into somethin' proud.
Em 
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But up in the graveyard,
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Some things never change.