Am 
Well the raven is a wicked bird 
    G                  Am 
His wings are black as sin 
Am 
And he floats outside my prison window 
G                 Am 
Mocking those within 
       C                Dm 
And he sings to me real low 
     G                 C  G  C 
It's hell to where you go 
    Am                          G  Am 
For you did murder Kate McCannon 

( Am  G  Am  Am  G  Am ) 

Am 
When I first met TomMcCannon 
      G              Am 
I was working in the mines 
        Am 
Said he had himself a dark haired daughter 
     G           Am 
With long, green eyes 
     C             Dm 
When she and I did meet 
        G              C  G  C 
She was bathing in the creek 
Am 
Prettiest girl in the whole damn holler 
G 
That ain't no lie 

( Am  G  Am  Am  G  Am ) 

Am                                 G  Am 
So I went a courtin' Kate McCannon 
Am                                 G  Am 
Got me a job and I quit my ramblin' 
    C             Dm 
And every day I'd save 
  G             C  G  C 
A quarter of my pay 
Am                         G  Am 
I could buy a diamond ring 

Am                                  G  Am 
Lord and one day I come home to find 
Am                           G  Am 
My darlin' angel's not inside 
   C              Dm 
So I made for the creek 
      G             C  G  C 
Where she and I did meet 
    Am                              G  Am 
And found her with some other lover 

( Am  Am  Am  Am ) 

Am                                          G  Am 
And I put three rounds into Kate McCannon 

Final  Am  G  Am  Am  G  Am  C  Dm  G  C  G  C  Am  G  Am