SONG: AIN'T NO GRAVE (CAN HOLD MY BODY DOWN)
ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH
ALBUM: AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
AIN'T NO GRAVE (CAN HOLD MY BODY DOWN)
JOHNNY CASH
INTRO:
(Dm)
E ---------------------|
B ---------------------|
G ---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D --0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A ---------------------|
E ---------------------|
CHORUS:
(Dm)
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm *FILL (YOU WILL HEAR FAINTLY
Can hold my body down THIS LITTLE 3 NOTE FILL
THROUGHOUT AFTER THE Dm)
*FILL:
E --1-0----------------|
B -------3-------------|
G ---------------------|
D ---------------------|
A ---------------------|
E ---------------------|
VERSE:
Dm
When I hear that trumpet sound
G Dm
I'm gonna rise right out of the ground
G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
VERSE:
Dm
Well, look way down the river
G Dm
And what do you think I see
G Am
I see a band of angels
Dm
And they're coming after me
CHORUS:
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
VERSE:
Dm
Well, look down yonder, Gabriel
G Dm
Put your feet on the land and sea
G Am
But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet
Dm
Until you hear from me
CHORUS:
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
INSTRUMENTAL:
PLAY: Dm, Dsus2 A FEW TIMES, THEN CHORUS CHORDS 2x's
VERSE:
Dm
Well meet me, Jesus, meet me
G Dm
Meet me in the middle of the air
G Am
And if these wings don't fail me,
Dm
I will meet you anywhere
CHORUS:
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
VERSE:
Dm
Well meet me, Mother and Father,
G Dm
Meet me down the river road
G Am
And Mama, you know that I'll be there
Dm
When I check in my load
CHORUS:
Dm G
Ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm
Can hold my body down
Dm G
There ain't no grave
Am Dm Dm to END
Can hold my body down
About the artist behind Aint No Grave Can Hold My Body Down Chords:
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive voice, the boom-chick-a-boom or "freight train" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, his demeanor, and his dark clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black." He traditionally started his concerts with the introduction "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Ring of Fire," "Get Rhythm," "That Old Wheel" (a duet with Hank Williams Jr.), "Cocaine Blues," and "Man in Black". He also recorded several humorous songs, such as "One Piece at a Time," "The One on the Right Is on the Left," "Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog," "A Boy Named Sue," and a duet with June Carter called "Jackson"; and various railroad songs, such as "Rock Island Line" and "Orange Blossom Special".
He sold over 90 million albums in his nearly fifty-year career and came to occupy a "commanding position in music history".[1]
Indexed at Wikipedia.