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| Intro | , |
| N.C. | A | E | |
| Standin' | by, a lonesome graveyard, everything I love is | gone, |
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| weeping | as, they lay my darlin', 'neath a cold | gray | tomb | of |
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| stone... |
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| In this | world, I'm left to wander, with no one to call my | own. |
| A | A7 | E | E7 | |
| And the | one I love is sleepin', 'neath a cold | gray | tomb | of |
| A | |
| stone... |
| Instrumental same chords as verse/chorus |
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| Skies | above, were dark and stormin', for the sunshine all has | gone, |
| A | A7 | E | E7 | |
| and the | one I love is sleepin', 'neath a cold | gray | tomb | of |
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| stone... |
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| My heart's | dead, and yet I'm livin', wanderin' thru this world |
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| alone, I wish | that I was with my darlin', 'neath a cold | gray |
| E | E7 | A | |
| tomb | of | stone... |
| A7 | E | E7 | A | |
| 'neath a cold | gray | tomb | of | stone... |
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| Outro | , |