Robert Johnson's Tombstone Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Gdim]
[G]

[Verse 1]
Tell me [G]where did
they lay you down?
Where did they lay you [D]down?
[G]Two graves in Mississippi and [C]nobody knows
[G]Where did they lay you[D] dow[G]n?[C]
[G]Tell me where did they [D]lay you [G]down?

[Verse 2]
Did the Devil really [G]buy your soul?
Did the Devil really buy your [D]soul?
Did he [G]teach you how to play
and [C]take your soul away?
Did the [G]Devil really [D]buy your [G]soul?[C]
Did the [G]Devil really buy your [F]soul?[G]

[Verse 3]
[G]
The [C]heat was rising to the
Delta [G]haze
And your [C]fate was sealed when
you saw her [G]face
[Eb]Making love all [Bb]afternoon
[F]Another woman [C]put a spell [G]on you
Oh yeah

[Verse 4]
Sat[C]urday night at the Three Points Inn
[G]You dra[C]nk the whiskey
with the poison [G]in
Cause a [Eb]jealous guy had a [Bb]girl to lose
[F]The last time you played the blu[C]es[G]
Oh yeah, oh yeah,

[Interlude 2]
oh yeah
[G][C][Bb][C][F][G][Bb][C][F]
[G][Bb][C][F][G][Bb][C][F][G]

[Verse 5]
Oh, going down to the cross
[F]roads tonight
Around [C]midnight
I'll be looking [G]for you
Oh, going down to the cross
[F]roads tonight
I know [Cm]it'll be alright
[C]If I listen to you

[Interlude 3]
[G][Bb][C#][E][G]
[F][C][G]
[F][C][D][Eb][F]
[G]

[Verse 6]
Tell me [G]where did they lay you down?
Where did they lay you [D]down?
Two [G]graves in Missis[Bm]sippi
[G]and nob[C]ody kno[Eb]ws
[G]Where [F]did they [D]lay you [G]down?[C]
[G]Where [F]did they [D]lay you [G]down?[C]
Tell me [G]where did [D]they lay
[G]you down?

[Outro 1]
[Gdim][G]