Raised By The Graves Chords
by Scott Miller
Raised By The Graves by Scott Miller is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: E - A E - A rhythm (4x)
Verse 1:
A D A D A D E
I was born in a town that the industry built in the tired dirt of the Tidewater
A D A D A D E
To a hard headed man who had the good luck to marry a decent man's daughter
A D A D A D E
And from my earliest days I could tell things were bad, the President's they were resigning.
Chorus:
D A E (repeat 1/2 intro)
And I was raised...by the Graves
Verse 2 (play same chords as verse 1):
I wore my brother's clothes because our house it was cold with a cry of "pennies make dollars"
And we settled down so far from that town that God only knows if you holler
And on the back of the farm there was an old graveyard where I used to play as a child.
Chorus
Electric Guitar Solo: play one verse and one chorus, then 1/2 intro, then another chorus + 1/2 intro
Verse 3:
A 1/2 intro
Well I struck out at home and I went on my own into a world that's already passed me
A 1/2 intro
And I married a woman a lot like my mom and I act a lot like my daddy.
A 1/2 intro
But when its time to go home I'll head back to the farm where the names will all be familiar.
Chorus (2x)
Repeat Intro 1 1/2 times (6 repeats of the E A E A rhythm)