Josh Ritter – Ground Dont Want Me (Guitar Live)
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[Intro]
| F | C | G | C C G |
| F | C | G | F | Fadd9 |
[Verse 1]
Am C/G I buried Mama standing with the knife still in her chest, F C/G G As per her last instructions at her death. Am C/G Said, "You'll never get to Heaven son so go to Hell real slow." Dm Dm Now the ground don't want me Mama, the ground don't want me, no, no, no.
| Am | Am7 |
[Verse 2]
Am C/G I've stacked the deck, I've held the dead man's hand so many times, F C/G G Eights and aces wishing for the death I hoped was mine, but Am C/G Cards and guns are all the same, each man must draw his own, Dm Dm Now the ground don't want me Mama, the ground don't want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G What is the body when the soul has flown? G | C/G G | Has it only been forgotten? F C/G I wanna lay down in a field of bone, G F Fadd9 But an angel guards the Garden.
[Verse 3]
Am C/G I killed men in Blue Eye, Barbaco, New Life and Crystal Wells. F C/G G In every town the broken-hearted rang their steeple bells, Am C/G For every man a box and for every hole a rose. Dm Dm Now the ground don't want me Mama, the ground don't want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G What is the body when the soul has flown? G | C/G G | Has it only been forgotten? F C/G I wanna lay down in a field of bone, G F Fadd9 But an angel guards the Garden.
[Solo]
| F | C | G | C C G |
| F | C | G | F | Fadd9
[Verse 4]
Am C/G Then one morning near Arkana I chanced to watch some violets rise, F C/G G Their lunar blues undoing down the fastening stays of night and I Am C/G Thought how sweet to sleep beneath the flowers such as those. Dm Dm Now the ground don't want me Mama, the ground don't want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G What is the body when the soul has flown? G | C/G G | Has it only been forgotten? F C/G I wanna lay down in a field of bone, G F Fadd9 But an angel guards the Garden.
[Verse 5]
Am C/G Sometimes I think 'bout Mama with the knife still in her chest. F C/G G Sometimes I think about all those lucky men I sent to rest, Am C/G And how it's them who are a sleepin', and it's me who is the ghost. Dm Dm Now the ground don't want me Mama, the ground don't want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G What is the body when the soul has flown? G | C/G G | Has it only been forgotten? F C/G I wanna lay down in a field of bone, G F Fadd9 Fadd9 But an angel guards the Garden.
[Outro]
| Am | C/G | F | C/G G |
| Am | C/G | Dm | Dm | Am
(A better audio only recording of the same performance can be heard here --> https://archive.org/details/joshritter2015-05-29. Also an amazing resource in general for listening to recordings of live shows!)
Capo 5 (Capo 2 in a different performance)
Fmaj7 - xx3210
[Intro]
Am Am Am Am
[Verse 1]
Am C/G Buried Mamma standing with the knife still in her chest, F C/G G As per her last instructions at her death. Am C/G Said, "You'll never get to Heaven son so go to Hell real slow." Dm Dm But the ground don't want me Mamma, the ground don't want me, no, no, no
Am G
[Chorus]
F C/G What is the body if the soul has flown? G C/G Has it only been forgotten? F C/G I wanna' lay down in a field of bone, G F But an angel guards the garden.
Am C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 2]
Am C/G I killed men in Blue Eyes, Barberco, New Life and Crystal Wells. F C/G G In every town the broken hearted rang their steeple bells. Am C/G For every man a box, for every hole a rose. Dm Dm And the ground don't want me Mamma, the ground don't want me, no, no, no.
| Am G |
[Chorus]
F C/G What is the body if the soul has flown? G C/G Has it only been forgotten? F C/G I wanna' lay down in a field of bone, G F Am But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 3]
Am C/G Then one morning near ArKana, I chanced to watch some violets rise, F C/G G Their lunar blues undoing down the fastening stays of night. Am C/G Now Lord how sweet to sleep beneath flowers such as those, Dm Dm But the ground don't want me Mamma, the ground don't want me, no, no, no
Am G
[Chorus]
F C/G What is the body if the soul has flown? G C/G Has it only been forgotten? F C/G I wanna' lay down in a field of bone, G F Am But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
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