Hes Coming To Us Dead - Doc Watson Chords

Chords: C, F, G, Grief, And, Clerk, Be, Coming, As, A

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Genre: blues, folk, traditional

[Intro]

C F C G C

[Verse 1]

C F
One Morning When The Office Had Opened A Man Came

C G
Over Here To The Express Office Showing Signs Of

C

Grief And Tear And When The Clerk Approached Him

F C
With Trembling Words To Say I’m Waiting For My Boy

G C
Sir He’s Coming Home Today

[Break 1]

C F C G C

[Verse 2]

C F
Now You Have Made A Sad Mistake For Surely You

C G
Know This Is A Telegraph Office Sir It’s Not The

C
Town Depo And If Your Boy Is Coming Home It’s

F C
Perfectly Mild To Say You’ll Find Him With The

G C
Passengers At The Station Just Over The Way

[Break 2]

C F C G C

[Verse 3]

C F
You Do Not Understand Me Sir The Old Man Shook His

C G

Head He Won’t Be Coming As A Passenger But By

C F
Express He Said He’s Coming Home To Mother The Old

C
Man Gently Said He’s Coming Home In A Casket Sir

G C
He’s Coming To Us Dead

[Break 3]

C F C G C

[Verse 4]

C F
Just Then A Whistle Pierced The Air The Express

C
Came In On Time Then The Old Man Rose In A

G C
Breathless Speech And Quickly Rushed Outside And

F C
Then A Long White Casket Was Lowered To The Ground

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