CALEB MEYER (Gillian Welch and David Rawlings)
performed by Gillian Welch on HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS (1998)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
SUGGESTED CHORD FINGERINGS (capo 6, modal chords):
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CHORD CHART
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Am
Caleb Meyer he lived alone
G
In them hollering pines
D
And he made a little whiskey for himself
Am
Said it helped to pass the time
Am
Long one evening in back of my house
G
Caleb come around
D
And he called my name till I went out
Am
With no one else around
CHORUS:
Am
Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna
G
Wear them rattling chains
D
But when I go to sleep at night
Am
Don't you call my name
Am
"Where's your husband Nellie Cane
G
Where's your darling gone?
D
Did he go on down the mountainside
Am
And leave you all alone?"
Am
"Yes my husband's gone to Bowling Green
G
To do some business there."
D
Then Caleb threw that bottle down
Am
And grabbed me by my hair
(CHORUS)
Am
He threw me in the needle bed
G
Across my dress he lay
D
Then he pinned my hands above my head
Am
And I commenced to pray
Am
I cried my God I am your child
G
Send your angels down
D
Then feeling with my finger tips
Am
The bottle neck I found
Am
I drew that glass across his neck
G
Fine as any blade
D
Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot
Am
Around me where I laid
(CHORUS)
