Tabbed by: woodward the chords are played like in the intro, picking one string then playing the chord etc... B = hammer-on these are some little riff's he does throughout the song riff 2 riff 3 e | --------- | e | --------- | B | --------- | B | --------- | G | --------- | G | --------- | D | --------- | D | --------- | A | -------0- | A | -----0-0- | E | -0-0h2--- | E | -0h2----- | intro e | --------------------------------- | B | -------------2-2---2-2---2-2---2- | G | -------------2-2---2-2---2-2---2- | D | -------------2-2---2-2---2-2---2- | A | -------0-0-------0-----0-----0--- | E | -0-0h2--------------------------- | e | ------------------------2-2--- | B | -------------2-2---2-2--2-2h3- | G | -------------2-2---2-2--2-2--- | D | -------------2-2---2-2-------- | A | -------0-0-------0------------ | E | -0-0h2------------------------ | verse A D Pa drove to town yesterday to pick out a grave A He found the lot where she'd lay A Then he drove to old man Ed Sederdoms's place riff 2 A To find him some peace He got there round about twelve D And he stayed 'till three A And the sun left him down in the valley D But the moon met him up in the hills by the lake A Reflecting the ghost of ma's face riff 2 A Suppertime came and went D No one heard from him A Sis' left his food on his plate D At the end of the table right next to ma's place A Where nobody sits Telephone rang about four D My sis answered it A And I felt the news through the floorboards Like a long sufferin' moan D Like a wreck on the road A Like a joining of hands G D A Shala la la G D A Shala la la G D A Shalaaa la la G D A Shala la la G D A Shala la la G D A Shala laaa riff 3 A So I drove to town yesterday D To pick out his grave A I found the lot where they'd lay D And I drove to old man Ed Sederdoms's place A To find me some peace
