In the Gravel Yard
Blue Highway
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongChorus
G C G In the gravel yard, with a number for my name D G Making little rocks out of big rocks all day C G Oh, the work is mighty hard in the gravel yard D G I'll never be a free man, so they say.
Verse 1
G C G Warden hear my plea, listen now to me D G I killed a man that I caught with my wife C G You'd probably do the same, so why am I to blame D G Sentenced to the rest of my life
Chorus
G C G In the gravel yard, with a number for my name D G Making little rocks out of big rocks all day C G Oh, the work is mighty hard in the gravel yard D G I'll never be a free man, so they say.
Verse 2
G C G In the driven rain with a ball and chain D G My hammer rings a low and mournful sound C G I sing a little song for the one who done me wrong D G She’s lyin’ in the cold, cold ground
Chorus
G C G In the gravel yard, with a number for my name D G Making little rocks out of big rocks all day C G Oh, the work is mighty hard in the gravel yard D G I'll never be a free man, so they say.