a simplified version of this classic gillian welch track
if you have a friend that can play the david rawlings parts
. . . . . you will be doing pretty well . . . . . . enjoy
caleb meyer
* * capo 1st fret * *
D C
caleb meyer he lived alone , in them hollerin pines
C G D
and he made a little whiskey for himself said it helped to pass the time
D C
long one evening in back of my house , caleb come around
C G D
and he called my name till i went out , with no – one else around
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
D C
where’s your husband nellie cane , wheres your darlin’ gone?
C G D
did he go on down the mountainside , and leave you all alone?
D C
yes my husband’s gone to bowling green , to do some business there
C G D
then caleb threw that bottle down , and grabbed me by my hair
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
D C
he threw me in the needle bed , across my dress he lay
C G D
he pinned my hands above my head , and i commenced to pray
D C
i cried my god i Am your child , send your angels down
C G D
then feeling with my finger tips , the bottle neck i found
D C
i drew that glass across his neck , fine as any blade
C G D
then i felt his blood pour fast and hot , around me where i laid
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
a simplified version of this classic gillian welch track
if you have a friend that can play the david rawlings parts
. . . . . you will be doing pretty well . . . . . . enjoy
caleb meyer
* * capo 1st fret * *
D C
caleb meyer he lived alone , in them hollerin pines
C G D
and he made a little whiskey for himself said it helped to pass the time
D C
long one evening in back of my house , caleb come around
C G D
and he called my name till i went out , with no – one else around
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
D C
where’s your husband nellie cane , wheres your darlin’ gone?
C G D
did he go on down the mountainside , and leave you all alone?
D C
yes my husband’s gone to bowling green , to do some business there
C G D
then caleb threw that bottle down , and grabbed me by my hair
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
D C
he threw me in the needle bed , across my dress he lay
C G D
he pinned my hands above my head , and i commenced to pray
D C
i cried my god i Am your child , send your angels down
C G D
then feeling with my finger tips , the bottle neck i found
D C
i drew that glass across his neck , fine as any blade
C G D
then i felt his blood pour fast and hot , around me where i laid
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
D C
caleb meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains
C G D
but when i go to sleep at night , don’t you call my name
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