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In The Gravel Yard
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Chord Chart
Verse/Chorus
B
B
F#
B
B
G#
B
B
B
B
F#
B
B
G#
B
B
Chords used:
B
F#
G#
Lyrics
In the gravel yard, with a number for my name
Making little rocks out of big rocks all day
Oh, the work is mighty hard in the gravel yard
I'll never be a free man, so they say
Warden hear my plea, listen now to me
I killed a man that I caught with my wife
You'd probably done the same, so I am not to blame
Sentenced to the rest of my life
In the driven rain with a ball and chain
My hammer rings a low mournful sound
It sings a little song for the ones who done me wrong
Who lie beneath the cold, cold groundDemo Videos
About This Song
In The Gravel Yard is a traditional gospel song popularized by the Stanley Brothers, though it dates back to early country and folk traditions. The graveyard imagery and minor-key feel (despite being in a major key) give it that haunting, mountain gospel sound that's a bluegrass staple.
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