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Bury Me Down By The River chords
The Bee Gees 1970 (Cucumber Castle)
F# B F# 2x *
F# B F#
I wasn't born in the morning, no
B C# C#7
I must have been born in the night
F# B A#7 D#m
I've done my load and I'll carry my load
F# C# F# C#
And all I own is my life
F# B F#
I wasn't born to be lucky,
B C# C#7
'cause luck had no future with me
F# B A#7 D#m
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
F# C# F# C#
and stand beneath the hanging tree
F# B F#
Bury me down by a river
B C# C#7
Let all the towns people see
F# B A#7 D#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
F# C# F#
Just put me down and set me free
F# B F#
I wasn't born as a rich man, no
B C# C#7
F# rich man I never, I never could be
F# B A#7 D#m
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
F# C# F# C#
and stand beneath the hanging tree (Everybody sing now)
F# B F#
Bury me down by a river
B C# C#7
Let all the towns people see
F# B A#7 D#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
F# C# F#
Just put me down and set me free
(I want to hear everybody sing)
F# B F#
Bury me down by a river
B C# C#7
Let all the towns people see
F# B A#7 D#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
F# C# F# B F#
Just put me down and set me free (set me free)
* Alternate:
Capo II
F# = E
B = A
C# = B
C#7 = B7
A#7 = G#7
D#m = C#m
Set8