Guitar Tabs, Chords and Lyrics
Update 25:10. 13:00. Site is back up running again. Songbooks are recovered. Woring on getting search back up..


Caleb Meyer  Gillian Welch

CALEB MEYER (Gillian Welch and David Rawlings)
performed by Gillian Welch on HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS (1998)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
SUGGESTED CHORD FINGERINGS (capo 6, modal chords):
[Am] [G] [D]  
 
 -0- -3- -0-
 -0- -3- -1-
 -2- -0- -2-
 -2- -0- -0-
 -0- -2- ---
 --- -3- --- 

CHORD CHART
[Am] [Am] [Am] [G] [G] [D] [D] [Am]  
[Am]Caleb Meyer he lived alone
In them hollering [G]pines
And he made a little whiskey f[D]or himself
Said it helped to pass the [Am]time
[Am]Long one evening in back of my house
Caleb come [G]around
And he called my name till [D]I went out
With no one else [Am]around
CHORUS:
[Am]Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna
Wear them rattling [G]chains
But when I go to [D]sleep at night
Don't you call my [Am]name
[Am]"Where's your husband Nellie Cane
Where's your darling [G]gone?
Did he go on down the [D]mountainside
And leave you all [Am]alone?"
[Am]"Yes my husband's gone to Bowling Green
To do some business [G]there."
Then Caleb threw that [D]bottle down
And grabbed me by my [Am]hair
(CHORUS)
He [Am]threw me in the needle bed
Across my dress he [G]lay
Then he pinned my hands a[D]bove my head
And I commenced to [Am]pray
I [Am]cried my God I am your child
Send your angels [G]down
Then feeling with my [D]finger tips
The bottle neck I [Am]found
I d[Am]rew that glass across his neck
Fine as any [G]blade
Then I felt his blood pour [D]fast and hot
Around me where I l[Am]aid
(CHORUS)

Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.allcountrytabs.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.

Text color:
Chord color:
Chord grids: 
Font size:    
Page size: 

Am D G
Rate #1 of 4 versions

Jango Player

Login - add to songbook

SHARE PAGE  



You need to log in to post comments