xArtist: Josh Ritter Song: Folk Bloodbath Album: So Runs the World Away Tabbed by: Don Tago Email: [email protected] *Note: This is Josh Ritter's arrangement of this traditional song, other arrangements of this song may exist by other performers. Standard Tuning Chords used: EADGBe Am: 002210 C: 032010 C/G:020010 F: 133211 G: 320033 Intro: C Verse 1 chords: C Well, Louis Collins took a trip out west F And when he returned, well, Delia had gone to rest C G C The angels laid her away C Louis said to Delia, "That's the problem with life F People are always leaving just as other folks arrive" C G C The angels laid her away C And when the people heard that Delia was dead F And all of them gentlemen were dressed in red C G C The angels laid her away Chorus 1 chords: C F C The angels laid her away C C/G F Buried her six feet under the clay C G C The angels laid her away. Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] Well Louis went downtown for a new suit of clothes “I'm gonna dress up for Delia like a fine red rose” The angels laid him away He bought a ten gallon Stetson, and it was ox-blood red Stagger Lee shot Louis in the back of the head The angels laid him away Oh Stagger Lee said to Louis: "Boy, don't you grieve I'm sending you to Delia you won't ever have to leave” The angels laid him away Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] The angels laid him away Buried him six feet under the clay The angels laid him away Interlude 1: [C - G - C - F] x2 Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords] Well the judge was a mean one, called Hanging Billy Lyons Said "Well you've always been a bad man, Stag, I'm gonna hang you this time" The angels laid him away And the jailer said to Stagger Lee, "What's the problem with you?" "Jailer, Louis Collins' ghost brought Delia with him too" The angels laid him away Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] The angels laid him away. Buried him six feet under the clay, The angels laid him away. Interlude 2: [C - F - C - G - C - Am - F] then, [C - G - C] Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords] Well they lay little Delia in the churchyard deep Louis Collins at her head, stagger lee at her feet The angels laid them away Out of Louis's bed came briars; out of Delia's came a rose Out of Stagger Lee's came Stagger Lee's cold lonely little ghost The angels laid them away Well I'm looking out on rooftops, and I'm hoping it ain't true That the same god who looks out for them looks out for me and you The angels laid them away Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords] The angels laid them away Buried them six feet under the clay The angels laid them away
