The Old Churchyard Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Come, [G]come with me out to the old church[D]yard,
[G]I so w[Bm]ell k[G]now those paths beneath the s[C]oft g[Em]reen sward.
[G]Friends [Em]slumber [G]in [D]there [G]that
we once did re[D]gard,
We will [Bm]trace out the names [G]in
the [C]old [Em]churchyard.
[G]More not for them their trials are o 'er,
And [Bm]why [G]weep for t[C]hose
who will [G]weep no more?
[C]For sweet [Em]is that sl[Bm]eep,
though [G]cold and [D]hard,
[G]Their pillows may [Bm]be i[Em]n
[G]the old [Em]churchyard.[G]
I [Em]know that it's [G]vain when our friends depart
[D]To [G]greet kind words to a bro[C]ken heart
[Bm]And I [G]know t[Em]hat [G]the
joy of life is [D]marred
[G]When we follow those friends
[Em]to the o[G]ld c[Em]hurchyard
But [G]were I at rest neath yonder tree
Oh, [D]why [G]would you [C]weep,
my [G]friends, for me?
I'm so [C]weary, so I [G]mourn,
why would you re[D]tard
[G]The peace I [Bm]seek [C]in
the [G]old church[Em]yard?
[G]Why[Em] weep for me,[G]
for I'm anxious to [D]go
[G]To that haven of rest [D]where
no [C]tears ever flow?
And I fear not to enter [D]that [G]dark, lonely tomb
[D]Whe[G]re our
[Bm]Saviour [G]has lai[D]n, there
He [C]conquered the [Bm]gloom.
[G]I rest i[Bm]n the ho[G]pe that
one bright day
Sunshine will [C]burst through
these [G]prisons of clay
And old
[C]Gabriel's [G]trumpet and the voice of the
[D]Lord
[G]Will wake up the dead in
[C]the old [Em]churchyard
[G]I rest i[Bm]n the ho[G]pe that
one bright day
Sunshine will [C]burst through
these [G]prisons of clay
An[Bm]d old
[C]Gabriel's trumpet [G]an d the voice of the
[D]Lord
[G]We'll wake up the dead in [C]the old churchyard.