Intro: C#m
Chorus:
C#m
There ainʼt no grave
Can hold my body down
C#mF#
There ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#m
When I hear that trumpet sound
F#C#m
Iʼm gonna rise right out of the ground
F#
Ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#m
Well, look way down the river
F#C#m
And what do you think I see
F#B
I see a band of angels
C#m
And theyʼre coming after me
Chorus:
C#mF#
Ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#mF#
There ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#m
Well, look down yonder, Gabriel
F#C#m
Put your feet on the land and sea
F#B
But Gabriel, donʼt you blow your trumpet
C#m
Until you hear from me
Chorus:
C#mF#
There ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#mF#
Ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#m
Well meet me, Jesus, meet me
F#C#m
Meet me in the middle of the air
F#B
And if these wings donʼt fail me,
C#m
I will meet you anywhere
Chorus:
C#mF#
Ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#mF#
There ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#m
Well meet me, Mother and Father,
F#C#m
Meet me down the river road
F#B
And Mama, you know that Iʼll be there
C#m
When I check in my load
Chorus:
C#mF#
Ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#mF#
There ainʼt no grave
BC#m
Can hold my body down
C#mF#
There ainʼt no grave
BC#mC#m
Can hold my body down