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