Death Blues

One two One two tree... Am E Am Am E Am Am The cypress trees bare witness E Am In the crimson light Am To the first murder E Am Death blues, death blues Am E Am Am Well, Legba taught three chords E Am To a young man, who lost his wife Am Yeah, it went something like E Am Death blues, death blues E In the cauldron you can hear them scream Am Death blues E In the fields they holler in pain Am Death blues E And then they whistle the same old tune Am Death blues E Am Death blues, death blues Am E Am Am E Am Am Abraham sang it and David to Ruth E Am And Anna taught the little ones their first tune Am The day will come when St. John's vision will come true E Am The trumpets will sound what we’ll hear E Am E Am Death blues, death blues, death blues, death blues Am E Am Am E Am Am Well Noa's still waiting for another flood E Am And the king says I forsake you from all that blood Am The kingdom is as rotten as the sea is blue E Am And wherever you turn you'll see death too E Am E Am Death blues, death blues, death blues, death blues E Am E Am Death blues, death blues, death blues, death blues (one strum each) Am E Am