Here are the chords. I'm not sure, having not heard the recording in some time,
which key it is in. I like to capo to the 4th fret...but believe me.....you
must capo up the neck. This sounds like hammered crap in standard tuning!
D
OLD JOHN JOSEPH WAS A MAN WITH TWO FIRST
Em A7
NAMES. THEY LEFT HIM IN THE RAILROAD YARD
G A7
WHEN THEY TOOK AWAY THE TRAINS. AND ONLY
D
ONE RUN A WEEK COMES ON ROARIN' DOWN THAT
Em A7 G D
LINE. SO ALL THEY GOT TO WORRY 'BOUT IS TIME.
Em A7 Bm
I COME BY IN THE EVENING, TO FIND OUT WHERE
F#m Em A7
HE'S BEEN. HE SAYS COME ON SIT DOWN KID
Em A7 Em
WHERE SHALL I BEGIN. THOUGH THE OTHER
A7 Bm
STORIES CHANGE AS THEY ROLL THROUGH HIS
F#m Em A7
HEAD, HE'D SAY THE SAME WORDS 'BOUT COREY
Em A7
JUST BEFORE HE WENT TO BED
(Chorus)
A7 D
AND HE SAYS MY COREY'S COMIN'
G
NO MORE SAD STORIES COMIN'
A7
THE MIDNIGHT MOONLIGHT MORNING
G A7
GLORY'S COMIN AREN'T YA GIRL
D
AND LIKE I TOLD YOU, WHEN SHE
G A7
HOLDS YOU, SHE ENFOLDS YOU
D
IN HER WORLD.
(REPEAT VERSE)
(Bridge)
Dm A
THERE WAS A SCENE AT THE GRAVE YARD
Dm G
JUST THREE OF US WERE THERE.
Em A
ME AND THE GRAVE DIGGER, WE HEARD
THE PARSON'S PRAYER
A
HE SAID WE NEED NOT GRIEVE FOR
THIS MAN FOR WE KNOW THAT GOD CARES
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Subject: Chords to Corey's Coming
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