Driving Nails In My Coffin Chords

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Driving Nails In My Coffin by Ernest Tubb is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			My C sweetheart is gone and I'm so lonesome 
She said that she and I were G through 
So C I started out drinkin' for pasttime 
Drivin' nails in my G coffin over C you 
 
I'm just C drivin' nails in my coffin 
Every time I drink a bottle of G booze 
I'm just C drivin' nails in my coffin 
Drivin' those G nails over you 
 
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Every since the say that we parted 
I've felt so sad and so blue 
I'm always worryin' about you love 
And I just can't quit drinkin' that old booze 
 
I'm just drivin' nails in my coffin 
Every time I drink a bottle of booze 
I'm just drivin' nails in my coffin 
Drivin' those nails over you 
    	

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