Country Death Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]

[Verse 1]
I [Dm]had me a wife,
I had me some daughters
I tried so hard, I never knew still waters
[Dm]Nothing to eat and nothing to drink
Nothing for a man to do
but sit around and think
[Dm]Nothing for a man to do
but [Am]sit around and t[Dm]hink

[Verse 2]
Well, I'm a [Dm]thinkin' and thinkin',
till there's nothin' I ain't thunk
Breathing in the stink, till finally I stunk
It was [Dm]at that time, I swear I lost my mind
I started making plans to kill my own kind
I [Dm]started making plans to [Am]kill my own [Dm]kind

[Verse 3]
[Dm]"Come, little daughter,"
I said to the youngest one
Put your coat on, we'll have some fun
We'll [Dm]go out to mountains, the one to explore
Her face then lit up,
I was standing by the door
Her [Dm]face then lit up,
I was [Am]standing by the [Dm]door

[Verse 4]
[Dm]Come little daughter, I will carry the lanterns
We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the caverns
We'll [Dm]go out tonight, we'll go to the caves
Kiss your mother goodnight
and remember that God saves
[Dm]Kiss your mother goodnight
and re[Am]member that God [Dm]saves

[Verse 5]
I [Dm]led her to a hole, a deep black well
I said "make a wish, make sure and not tell
And [Dm]close you're eyes dear,
and count to seven
You know your papa loves you,
good children go to heaven
You [Dm]know your papa loves you,
good [Am]children go to [Dm]heaven"

[Verse 6]
I [Dm]gave her a push, I gave her a shov
I pushed with all all my might,
I pushed with all my love
I [Dm]through my child into a bottomless pit
She was screaming as she fell,
but I never heard her hit
She was [Dm]screaming as she fell,
but I [Am]never heard her [Dm]hit

[Solo 1]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]
[Dm][Dm][Dm][Dm]

[Verse 7]
[Bass]
[Dm]Gather round boys to this tale that I tell
You want to know how to take
a short trip to hell?
It's [Dm]guaranteed to get your own place in hell
Just take your lovely daughter
and push her in the well
[Dm]Take your lovely daughter
and [Am]throw her in the [Dm]well

[Verse 8]
Don't [Dm]speak to me of lovers,
with a broken heart
You want to know
what can really tear you apart?
I'm [Dm]going out to the
barn, will I never stop in pain?
I'm going out to the barn,
to hang myself in shame