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The Angels Laid Him Away - Rhiannon Giddens Chords

Chords: G, C, F

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Genre: folk, blues, gospel


[Intro]
G C G F
C G C

[Verse 1]
G C
Hey Mrs. Collins, ain't it hard
F
To see young Louis in that old graveyard
C G C
Angels laid him away

[Verse 2]
G C
Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned
F
What made her son Louis leave his home
C G C
The angels laid him away

[Chorus]
G C
Angels laid him a - way
F
Laid him six feet under the clay
C G C
The angels laid him away

[Verse 3]
G C
Bob shot once and Louis shot too
F
Shot poor Collins, shot him through and through
C G C
The angels laid him away

[Verse 4]
G C
When they heard old Louis was dead
F
All the womenfolk they dressed in red
C G C
The angels laid him away

[Chorus]
G C
Angels laid him away
F
Laid him six feet under the clay
C G C
The angels laid him away

[Outro]
G C
Angels laid him away
F
Laid him six feet under the clay
C G C
The angels laid him away
G C
The angels laid him away

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