Caleb Meyer
Gillian Welch
Key of G · Chords: I V ii
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
Thisversion is the one Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings play in the BBC-4 sessions in St. Luke's in London.
Verse 2
Am G Caleb Meyer he lived alone, In them hollerin pines G D Am And he made a little whiskey for himself said it helped to pass the time Am G Long one evening in back of my house, Caleb come around G D Am And he called my name till I went out, With no-one else around
Verse 3
Am G Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains G D Am But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name
Verse 4
Am G Where's your husband Nellie Cane, Wheres your darlin' gone? G D Am Did he go on down the mountainside, and leave you all alone? Am G Yes my husband's gone to Bowling Green, to do some business there G D Am Then Caleb threw that bottle down, And grabbed me by my hair
Verse 5
Am G Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains G D Am But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name
Verse 6
Am G He threw me in the needle bed, Across my dress he lay G D Am He pinned my hands above my head, And I commenced to pray Am G I cried my God I am your child, Send your angels down G D Am Then feeling with my finger tips, The bottle neck I found Am G I drew that glass across his neck, Fine as any blade G D Am Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot, Around me where I laid
Verse 7
Am G Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains G D Am But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name
Verse 8
Am G Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains G D Am But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name
Verse 9
have fun playing the song!