Ain't No Grave (also known as Gonna Hold This Body Down) is a traditional American gospel song attributed to Claude Ely (1922–1978) of Virginia.
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[Intro]
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[Refrain]
(Dm) 
There ain't no grave 
  
Can hold my body down 
Dm              G 
There ain't no grave 
    Am            Dm    Fill 
Can hold my body down
[Strophe]
Dm 
When I hear that trumpet sound 
          Dsus2                   Dm 
I'm gonna rise right out of the ground 
           G 
Ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down
[Strophe]
Dm                      Dsus2 
Well, look way down the river 
    Dm                 Dsus2 
And what do you think I see 
   Dm           Dsus2 
I see a band of angels 
             Dm         Dsus2 
And they're coming after me
[Refrain]
Dm         G 
Ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down 
Dm              G 
There ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down
[Strophe]
Dm                      Dsus2 
Well, look down yonder, Gabriel 
          Dm                 Dsus2 
Put your feet on the land and sea 
     Dm                Dsus2 
But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet 
  Dm               Dsus2 
Until you hear from me
[Refrain]
Dm              G 
There ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down 
Dm         G 
Ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down
[Instrumentale]
Dm, Dsus2 - x5 or Fill**
Dm,G,Am,Dm - x2
[Strophe]
Dm                      Dsus2 
Well meet me, Jesus, meet me 
 Dm                         Dsus2 
Meet me in the middle of the air 
    Dm                   Dsus2 
And if these wings don't fail me, 
Dm                 Dsus2 
I will meet you anywhere
[Refrain]
Dm         G 
Ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down 
Dm              G 
There ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down
[Strophe]
Dm                        Dsus2 
Well meet me, Mother and Father, 
 Dm                    Dsus2 
Meet me down the river road 
    Dm                  Dsus2 
And Mama, you know that I'll be there 
 Dm                Dsus2 
When I check in my load
[Refrain]
Dm         G 
Ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down 
Dm              G 
There ain't no grave 
     Am           Dm 
Can hold my body down 
Dm              G 
There ain't no grave 
     Am            Dm  Dm or Fill 
Can hold my body down