Cemetery Guns

from the cd "sky full of holes" ( 2011 ) | D A | G | D A | G | D A | G | D Dsus | A | D A D G Bm elizabeth that thundercloud is creeping up the empire hill Em F#m G there’s shadows on the over - pass Em F#m G and puddles in the old dirt path D A D G Bm peoria lay silent still in the belly of the overgrown Em F#m G all quiet on the open plain Em F#m G footprints to the family plot A D G A F#m G where evermore will restless sorrow sleep in a broken heap ( F# G A ) G G cemetery guns go bang , bang , bang D G shooting all the sky full of holes D F#m G twenty - one times in a row Bm G for the blue war widow in the gray raincoat A | D A | G | on the green grass down below | D A | G | D A | G | D Dsus | A | D A D G Bm elizabeth our fathers came and settled where the ground was flat Em F#m G drew water from the indian wells Em F#m G cut timber from the rolling fells D A D G Bm granDaddy - o bled hearth and home for oiling the comp’ny gears Em F#m G no rest for the errant ones Em F#m G godspeed their A - reckless sons A D G A F#m G who evermore play their forefathers’ hands on the foreign sands ( F# G A ) G G cemetery guns go bang , bang , bang D G shooting all the sky full of holes D F#m G twenty - one times in a row Bm G for the blue war widow in the gray raincoat A Bm on the green grass down below Em G A cemetery guns go bang , bang , bang D G shooting all the sky full of holes D F#m G twenty - one times in a row Bm G for the blue war widow in the gray raincoat A | D A | G | on the green grass down below | D A | G | D A | G | D Dsus | A2 | F#m in the Verse is essentially a walk up from the Em chord to the G chord . it can be played as a full chord , or as a bass note .