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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 D7
I must have been born in the night
G C B7 Em
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 D7
'cause luck had no future with me
G C B7 Em
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 D7
Let all the towns people see
G C B7 Em
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 D7
G rich man I never, I never could be
G C B7 Em
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 D7
Let all the towns people see
G C B7 Em
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 D7
Let all the towns people see
G C B7 Em
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 = A#
D = C
D7 = C7
B7 = A7
Em = Dm
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