Caleb Meyer chords by Gillian Welch

in St. Luke's in London.

Capo on the 5th fret

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

 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


 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


 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


 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


 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

 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