A  G  E  4x

[Verse]
E                                     G  E
There's one kind favor I'll ask of you
                              G  E                    A   G  E
One kind favor I'll ask of you    one kind favor I'll ask of you
                                      G  E  G  E
Please see that my grave is kept clean

[Verse]
E                                         G  E
Oh well there's two white horses in a line
                                  G  E                               A  G  E
There's two white horses in a line    well there's two white horses  in a  line
                                      G  E  G  E
You may know by that I'm dead and gone

[Verse]
E                                 G  E
Did you ever hear the coffin sound
                                  G  E                              A   G   E
Did you ever hear the coffin sound    did you ever hear  Lord  that cof-fin sound
                                                  G  E  G  E
Then you know  that the poor boy is in the ground

[Verse]
E                                       G  E
You can dig my grave with a silver spade
                                        G  E                            A   G   E
You can dig my grave with a silver spade    you can dig my grave with a sil-ver spade
                                        G  E  G  E
You may lead me down with a golden chain

[Instrumental]
E  G  E
G  E  A  G  E
G  E  G  E
E  G  E
G  E  A  G  E
G  E  G  E
E  G  E
G  E  A  G  E
G  E  G  E

[Verse]
E                                 E    E
Did you ever hear the church bell toll
                                  E    E                               A      G    E
Did you ever hear the church bell toll   did you ever hear  Lord  that church bell toll
                                               G  E  G  E
Then you know that the poor boy's dead and gone

[Verse]
E                                      G  E
It's a long  long lane ain't got no end
                                       G  E                                          A   G  E
It's a long  long lane ain't got no end    yeah  it's a long  long lane  Lord  ain't got no end
                                         G
It's a bad way   that   don't ever change

[Outro]
                     E      G                E      G
I said it don't ever change   ah  don't ever change
                     E      G
I said it don't ever change     x   4