Caleb Meyer


A simplified version of this classic Gillian Welch track if you have a friend that can play the David Rawlings parts ..... you will be doing pretty well...... enjoy CALEB MEYER ** CAPO 1st FRET ** D C Caleb Meyer he lived alone, In them hollerin pines C G D And he made a little whiskey for himself said it helped to pass the time D C Long one evening in back of my house, Caleb come around C G D And he called my name till I went out, With no-one else around D C Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains C G D But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name D C Where's your husband Nellie Cane, Wheres your darlin' gone? C G D Did he go on down the mountainside, and leave you all alone? D C Yes my husband's gone to Bowling Green, to do some business there C G D Then Caleb threw that bottle down, And grabbed me by my hair D C Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains C G D But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name D C He threw me in the needle bed, Across my dress he lay C G D He pinned my hands above my head, And I commenced to pray D C I cried my God I am your child, Send your angels down C G D Then feeling with my finger tips, The bottle neck I found D C I drew that glass across his neck, Fine as any blade C G D Then I felt his blood pour fast and hot, Around me where I laid D C Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains C G D But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name D C Caleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chains C G D But when I go to sleep at night, Don't you call my name