| G | |
| Tombstone Shadow, stretching across my path. |
| C | G | |
| Tombstone | Shadow, stretching across my | path. |
| D | C | |
| Ev'ry | time I get some good news | , ooh |
| G | |
| There's a shadow on | my back. |
| G | |
| Saw the gypsy man, 'way down in San Berdoo. |
| C | G | |
| Said, I | saw the gypsy man, 'way down in S | an Berdoo. |
| D | C | |
| Five | dollars on the table | , ooh |
| G | |
| Keep me 'way from my | tomb. Oh! Oh! |
| G | G | C | G | D | C | G |
| G | |
| Said I got thirteen months of bad luck, |
| Bound to be some pain. |
| Don't you do no trav'ling, |
| Fly in no machines. |
| C | G | |
| Tombstone | Shadow, stretching across | my path. |
| D | C | |
| Ev'ry | time I get some good news | , ooh |
| G | |
| There's a shadow on | my back. |
| G | G | C | G | D | C | G |
| G | |
| The man gave me a luck charm, Cost five dollars more, |
| C | G | |
| Said, " | Put some on your pillow, and put some on | your door." |
| D | C | |
| He said, " | Take a long vacation | , ooh |
| G | |
| For thirteen months | or more." Oh, Lord! |
| G | |
| Tombstone Shadow, stretching across my path. |
| C | G | |
| Tombstone | Shadow, stretching across my | path. |
| D | C | |
| Ev'ry | time I get some good news | , ooh |
| G | |
| There's a shadow on | my back. |
| Oh, oh, Lord! |
| G G C (Oh Lord) G D C G |
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