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Bury Me Down By The River chords
The Bee Gees 1970 (Cucumber Castle)
G# C# G# 2x *
G# C# G#
I wasn't born in the morning, no
C# D# D#7
I must have been born in the night
G# C# C7 Fm
I've done my load and I'll carry my load
G# D# G# D#
And all I own is my life
G# C# G#
I wasn't born to be lucky,
C# D# D#7
'cause luck had no future with me
G# C# C7 Fm
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
G# D# G# D#
and stand beneath the hanging tree
G# C# G#
Bury me down by a river
C# D# D#7
Let all the towns people see
G# C# C7 Fm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
G# D# G#
Just put me down and set me free
G# C# G#
I wasn't born as a rich man, no
C# D# D#7
G# rich man I never, I never could be
G# C# C7 Fm
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
G# D# G# D#
and stand beneath the hanging tree (Everybody sing now)
G# C# G#
Bury me down by a river
C# D# D#7
Let all the towns people see
G# C# C7 Fm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
G# D# G#
Just put me down and set me free
(I want to hear everybody sing)
G# C# G#
Bury me down by a river
C# D# D#7
Let all the towns people see
G# C# C7 Fm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
G# D# G# C# G#
Just put me down and set me free (set me free)
* Alternate:
Capo II
G# = F#
C# = B
D# = C#
D#7 = C#7
C7 = A#7
Fm = D#m
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