Gillian Welch - Red Clay Halo Chords

[Intro]
G D G
 
[Verse 1]
G
All the girls all dance with the boys from the city,
                                  D
And they don't care to dance with me.
       G
Now it ain't my fault that the fields are muddy,
                 D         G
And the red clay stains my feet.
 
[Verse 2]
G
And it's under my nails and it's under my collar,
                          D
And it shows on my Sunday clothes.
         G
Though I do my best with the soap and the water,
                   D          G
But the darned old dirt won't go.
 
[Chorus]
    C                       G
But when I pass through the pearly gate,
        D               G
Will my gown be gold instead?
          C                  G
Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings,
      D                    G
And a red clay halo for my head
 
[Verse 3]
         G
Now it's mud in the spring and it's dust in the summer,
                           D
When it blows in a crimson tide.
      G
Until trees and leaves and the cows are the colour,
                   D        G
Of the dirt on the mountain side.
 
[Chorus]
    C                       G
But when I pass through the pearly gate,
        D               G
Will my gown be gold instead?
          C                  G
Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings,
      D                    G
And a red clay halo for my head
 
[Solo]
 
[Verse 4]
    G
Now Jordan's banks they're red and muddy,
                         D
And the rolling water is wide.
      G
But I got no boat, so I'll be good and muddy,
                  D     G
When I get to the other side.
 
[Chorus]
    C                       G
But when I pass through the pearly gate,
        D               G
Will my gown be gold instead?
          C                  G
Or just a red clay robe with red clay wings,
      D                    G
And a red clay halo for my head
 
          C                  G
i'll take the red clay robe with red clay wings,
      D                    G
And a red clay halo for my head