Biography:
Mark Lavon Helm (May 26, 1940-April 19, 2012), better known as Levon Helm, was an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. Helm was also known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "King Harvest", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Early years
Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas and began playing the guitar at the age of eight.
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Levon Helm
Dirt Farmer
Calvary
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
Intro:
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B-----------------------------------------------------0--
G--------------0----------------------------0---------0--
D--2-2-0---0-2---2-2-0---0-2----2-2-0---0-2---2-2-0---2--
A--------2-------------2--------------2-------------2-2--
E----------------------------3------------------------0--
Verse: 1
Em
Every man will see the day
D Em
That his hopes are dashed a-way
No word can bring him peace
D Em
No man can set him free
Some will ramble far from home
D Em
Work their fingers to the bone
Some will numb their hearts with wine
D Em
To dis-tract their troubled minds
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, right on down
Verse: 2
There's no running from your troubles
D Em
Or you're sure to make them double
You will meet your destiny
D Em
Every man is Calvary
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, right on down
A Em
Take me down, take me down
D Em
Take me down, down, right on down
Verse: 3
I will lay my hammer down
D Em
Set my knees upon the ground
I will not leave from this place
D Em
Until I see a face-to-face
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, right on down
A Em
Take me down, take me down
D Em
Take me down, down, right on down
A Em
Take me down, take me down
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, down, right on down
Dirt Farmer
Calvary
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
Intro:
e-----------------------------------------------------0--
B-----------------------------------------------------0--
G--------------0----------------------------0---------0--
D--2-2-0---0-2---2-2-0---0-2----2-2-0---0-2---2-2-0---2--
A--------2-------------2--------------2-------------2-2--
E----------------------------3------------------------0--
Verse: 1
Em
Every man will see the day
D Em
That his hopes are dashed a-way
No word can bring him peace
D Em
No man can set him free
Some will ramble far from home
D Em
Work their fingers to the bone
Some will numb their hearts with wine
D Em
To dis-tract their troubled minds
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, right on down
Verse: 2
There's no running from your troubles
D Em
Or you're sure to make them double
You will meet your destiny
D Em
Every man is Calvary
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, right on down
A Em
Take me down, take me down
D Em
Take me down, down, right on down
Verse: 3
I will lay my hammer down
D Em
Set my knees upon the ground
I will not leave from this place
D Em
Until I see a face-to-face
Chorus:
Take me down to Calvary
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, right on down
A Em
Take me down, take me down
D Em
Take me down, down, right on down
A Em
Take me down, take me down
D Em D Em
Take me down, down, down, down, right on down
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