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Bury Me Down By The River chords
The Bee Gees 1970 (Cucumber Castle)
A D A 2x *
A D A
I wasn't born in the morning, no
D E E7
I must have been born in the night
A D C#7 F#m
I've done my load and I'll carry my load
A E A E
And all I own is my life
A D A
I wasn't born to be lucky,
D E E7
'cause luck had no future with me
A D C#7 F#m
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
A E A E
and stand beneath the hanging tree
A D A
Bury me down by a river
D E E7
Let all the towns people see
A D C#7 F#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
A E A
Just put me down and set me free
A D A
I wasn't born as a rich man, no
D E E7
A rich man I never, I never could be
A D C#7 F#m
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
A E A E
and stand beneath the hanging tree (Everybody sing now)
A D A
Bury me down by a river
D E E7
Let all the towns people see
A D C#7 F#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
A E A
Just put me down and set me free
(I want to hear everybody sing)
A D A
Bury me down by a river
D E E7
Let all the towns people see
A D C#7 F#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
A E A D A
Just put me down and set me free (set me free)
* Alternate:
Capo II
A = G
D = C
E = D
E7 = D7
C#7 = B7
F#m = Em
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