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Caleb Meyer

Artist: Midnight CourtComposer: Gillian Welch and David RawlingsCopyright: Gillian Welch and David RawlingsGoChords.com

Gm7
F
G Clef
Four-Four Time
Verse

1. |Caleb Meyer, he |lived alone – |In them hollering |pines

F
C
Gm

And he |made a little whiskey |for himself – |Said it helped to pass the |time |~

Gm7
F
Verse

2. |Long one evening in the |back of my house – |Caleb came a|round

F
C
Gm

And he |called my name 'til |I went out – With |no one else a|round |~

Gm7
F
Chorus

|Caleb Meyer, your |ghost is gonna – |Wear them rattling |chains

F
C
Gm

But |when I go to |sleep at night – |Don't you call my |name |~

3. |Where's your husband, |Nellie Kane
|Where's your darlin |gone?
Did |he go down off the |mountain side
And |leave you all a|lone? ~

4. Yes, my |husband's gone to |Bowling Green
To |do some business |there
Then |Caleb threw that |bottle down
And |grabbed me by my |hair |~

Repeat Chorus

5. He |threw me on the |needle bed
A|cross my dress he |lay
Then he |pinned my hands a|bove my head
And |I commenced to |pray |~

6. I |cried my God I |am your child
|Send your angels |down
Then |feeling with my |fingertips
The |bottleneck I |found |~

Repeat Chorus

7. I |drew that glass a|cross his neck
|fine as any |blade
Then I |felt his blood pour |fast and hot
a|round me where I |lay |~

Repeat Chorus (2x)








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