The Carter Family – Sad And Lonesome Day (Guitar)

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Released 1936 [Intro] D A7 D G D G D A7 D [Verse 1]
      D       A7              D   D7
Oh, today has been a lonesome day

  G              D
Today has been a lonesome day

  G              D
Today has been a lonesome day

       A7                                D
And it seems tomorrow'll be the same old way
[Verse 2]
         D          A7                    D      D7
Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground

     G                        D
They carried my mother to the burying ground

     G                        D
They carried my mother to the burying ground

    A7                              D
And watched the pallbearers let her down
[Interlude] D A7 D G D G D A7 D [Verse 3]
        D    A7                 D     D7
Did you ever hear a church bell tone?

        G           D                 D7
Did you ever hear a church bell tone?

        G           D
Did you ever hear a church bell tone?

        A7                          D
You may know by that she's dead and gone
[Verse 4]
    D      A7                  D
Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade

    G                   D            D7
Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade

    G                   D
Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade

    A7                          D
And mark the place where I must lay
[Interlude] D A7 D G D G D A7 D [Verse 5]
        D        A7             D
There's one kind favor I ask of you

        G                D          D7
There's one kind favor I ask of you

        G                D
There's one kind favor I ask of you

          A7                   D
That's to see my grave is kept green