Artist/Band: Stevens Ray Tabs
Song: Sittin' Up With The Dead Tab
Sittin' Up With the Dead
written by C. W. Kalb, Jr.
3/24/06
INTRO: F-C-D F-C-G F-C-D F-C-G
G
Well out in the country we didn't have morturaries
C
And so it was always customary
G A7 D
For the undertaker to do his job and lay yer kin out right there at home
G
Yeah the church would lend you foldin' chairs
C
And you'd have visitation and everything right there
G
But when the nighttime come you'd have to sit up with the dead
D INTRO
'Cause it wasn't right to leave 'em alone
G
Well the last time I sat up was '65
C
When my old arthritic Uncle Fred died
G A7 D
He was ninety-seven and so stooped over the mortician couldn't straighten him out
G C
They used a loggin' chain down, covered that all up with a cape and a gown
G
And didn't tell nobody in the family
D INTRO
'Cause that's the kind of stuff folks just don't wanna know about
G (let ring) F-C-D
Well we were all sittin' there, it was 3 in the mornin'
G (let ring) F-C-D
And then there come up a cloud of thunder lightnin' and stormin'
G
Well that lightnin' flashed and that thunder clapped
C
And that chain 'round old Uncle Fred went snap
D N/C
And rattled and fell to the floor with a thump and Uncle Fred just stay right up (Yeeoowww!)
CHORUS:
G C F-C
And I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, I don't know 'bout you
G D Dsus4-D
No I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, no matter what you say or do
G
They say the dead can't hurt ya 'cause they already left
C
But what they left can sure make you hurt yourself
G Em
And I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more
C D INTRO
Since the dead started sittin' up too
G
Well when Uncle Fred sat up so did everyone there
C
And there came a great partin' of the foldin' chairs
G
And that preacher nearly knocked me down, he said
A7 D
"Ohhh I'm headin' out that kitchen door!"
G
I hollered "Rev that kitchen ain't got a door in it!"
C
He said "Don't worry son, it will have in a minute"
G D INTRO
And I ain't never seen so much jumpin' and shovin' before
G
And then somebody stepped on the old cat's tail
C
And he let out a scream, a screech, a wail
G A7 D
And to say the least that howl didn't help to calm the situation down
G
And then that lightnin' flashed and that house went black
C
And I spoke to my feet and said "boys make tracks!"
G D INTRO
And I went through that screen door lickity-split for time
G (let ring) F-C-D
Well I cut through the cemetary, fell in a hole
G (let ring) F-C-D
It was Uncle Fred's grave and it was dark and cold
G
Yeah the town drunk dug it and he dug it too deep
C
And unbeknownst to me he was still in there asleep
D
And I'm scratchin' and jumpin' tryin' to get outta that hole
N/C
And he woke up and said "You might as well come over here and sit down beside me, boy
N/C
'Cause you ain't gettin' outta here tonight"
N/C
But I did!
CHORUS
SPOKEN OVER INTRO:
Wasn't no sense in nobody sittin' up with Uncle Fred anyhow!
Uncle Fred gon' be done sittin' up with his own self!
Next time I'm just gonna send flowers!
Yeah
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