Diggin My Grave

diggin my grave william elliot whitmore ( banjo transcribed for guitar ) Intro & Verse E | - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - 2 - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - 2 - - - - - - - - - - | repeat for D | - - 0 - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 3 - | - 0 - - - - - - - - - - | the D parts A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - | ( tacit ) D well im digging my grave , im digging my grave A my road to hell is surely paved D with all the love that i never gave A D well im digging my grave , im digging my grave and the hole is made , with pick and spade with all the debts nearly paid oh , how i wish , that i could have stayed but the hole is madeoh , the hole is made break ( walk D , E , F# ) G D oh and , the hole , is shallow where i must lay A the hole is shallow , but thats ok D G ill have peace on my final day D A D down in this shallow hole where i must lay this july ground , is mighty hard , this july ground , is mighty hard my back is broken , my hands are scarred this july ground is mighty hard woah , i wish , i hadnt sinned woah , i wish , i hadnt sinned so i could be with you again woah , i wish , i hadnt sinned repeat break well this iowa dirt is mighty cold this iowa dirt is mighty cold and god will never rest my soul down in this iowa dirt , so cold well im digging my grave , im digging my grave my road to hell is surely paved with all the love that i never gave well im digging my grave , im digging my grave