Dont Dig My Grave Too Deep

(let ring) Am Asus2 Am Am C G F My name is Lucas Younger, I was born in the county Clygh Am C G F In the war to save the Union, I fought on the losing side Am C G F When the bodies fell like timber, and blood flowed like a stream Dm F Am And the country unraveled, like a seam Am C G F Now as far as I remember, I've never had a cause Am C G F To treat any man unjustly, or trample any laws Am C G F But you can push a man just so far, before he'll turn and fight Dm F Am And it doesn't always matter if he's right Am C G F Ooh, promise me one thing C G F G You will bury me under god's wing Am C G F Ooh, in case I cannot sleep C G F Am Please don't dig my grave too deep Am C G F In a deep and dark December, we were barely half alive Am C G F I really don't remember how the half of us survived Am C G F My brother joined the army, my mother joined the dead Dm F Am And I joined up with Quantrill instead Am C G F We burned our way through Kansas, and down to Tennessee Am C G F Taking what we wanted, and not more than we need Am C G F Now I've been called an outlaw, but never to my face Dm F Am And I will not be looked on in disgrace Am C G F Ooh, promise me one thing C G Dm G You will bury me under god's wing Am C G F Ooh, in case I cannot sleep C G F Please don't dig my grave too deep Am C G F My name is Lucas Younger, I'm all of twenty-five Am C G F And I know I'm not expected to leave this room alive Am C G F But if I should meet the Devil, I'll spit right in his eye Dm F Am The first time, I was too scared to try Am C G F Ooh, promise me one thing C G F G You will bury me under god's wing Am C G F Ooh, in case I cannot sleep C G Am Don't dig my grave too deep C G Am Don't dig my grave too deep