Gillian Welch - Caleb meyer
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Thisversion is the one Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings play in the BBC-4 sessions
in St. Luke's in London.
Capo on the 5th fret
Am Caleb Meyer he lived alone, In them hollerin pGines
GAnd he made a little whiskey fDor himself said it helped to pass the tiAmme
AmLong one evening in back of my house, Caleb come aroGund
GAnd he called my name till DI went out, With no-one else arounAmd
AmCaleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chaGins
GBut when I go to slDeep at night, Don't you call my namAme
AmWhere's your husband Nellie Cane, Wheres your darlin' goGne?
GDid he go on down the mounDtainside, and leave you all alonAme?
AmYes my husband's gone to Bowling Green, to do some business theGre
GThen Caleb threw that boDttle down, And grabbed me by my haiAmr
AmCaleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chaGins
GBut when I go to slDeep at night, Don't you call my namAme
AmHe threw me in the needle bed, Across my dress he laGy
GHe pinned my hands abDove my head, And I commenced to prAmay
AmI cried my God I am your child, Send your angels dowGn
GThen feeling with my fiDnger tips, The bottle neck I fouAmnd
AmI drew that glass across his neck, Fine as any blaGde
GThen I felt his blood pour fDast and hot, Around me where I laAmid
AmCaleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chaGins
GBut when I go to slDeep at night, Don't you call my namAme
AmCaleb Meyer your ghost is gonna wear them rattling chaGins
GBut when I go to slDeep at night, Don't you call my namAme
have fun playing the song!