C                     F
Woke up this morning, put on my slippers
C                             G
Walked in the kitchen and died
      C                             F
And oh what a feeling, when my soul went through the ceiling
       C             G          C
And on up into heaven I did ride
           F                               C
When I got there they did say, John, it happened this ole way
C                                           G
You slipped upon the floor and hit your head
        C                           F              C
And all the angels say, just before you passed away
           C             G                   C
These were the very last words that you said:

[Chorus]
       F                     C
Please don't bury me down in that cold cold ground
        C                                                 G
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up and pass me all around
C                                     F                     C
Throw my brain in a hurricane and the blind can have my eyes
            F                C             G                  C
And the deaf can take both my ears if they don't mind the size

F C G C

[Verse 2]
C                                    F              C
Give my stomach to Milwaukee if they run out of beer
C                                     G
Put my socks in a cedar box just get 'em out of here
C                                       F                  C
Venus de Milo can have my arms look out, I've got your nose
     F                   C            G              C
Sell my heart to the junkman and give my love to Rose

[Chorus]
            F                     C
But, Please don't bury me down in that cold cold ground
        C                                                 G
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up and pass me all around
C                                     F                     C
Throw my brain in a hurricane and the blind can have my eyes
            F                C             G                  C
And the deaf can take both my ears if they don't mind the size

[Instrumental verse]
C F C C G 
C F C F C G C

[Verse 3]
C                              F                   C
Give my feet to the footloose, careless, fancy free
C                                 G                   
Give my knees to the needy, don't pull that stuff on me
C                                       F            C
Hand me down my walking cane it's a sin to tell a lie
     F            C                   G             C
Send my mouth way down south and kiss my ass goodbye

[Chorus]
            F                     C
But, Please don't bury me down in that cold cold ground
        C                                                 G
No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up and pass me all around
C                                     F                     C
Throw my brain in a hurricane and the blind can have my eyes
            F                C             G                  C
And the deaf can take both my ears if they don't mind the size