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Bury Me Down By The River chords
The Bee Gees 1970 (Cucumber Castle)
F A# F 2x *
F A# F
I wasn't born in the morning, no
A# C C7
I must have been born in the night
F A# A7 Dm
I've done my load and I'll carry my load
F C F C
And all I own is my life
F A# F
I wasn't born to be lucky,
A# C C7
'cause luck had no future with me
F A# A7 Dm
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
F C F C
and stand beneath the hanging tree
F A# F
Bury me down by a river
A# C C7
Let all the towns people see
F A# A7 Dm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
F C F
Just put me down and set me free
F A# F
I wasn't born as a rich man, no
A# C C7
F rich man I never, I never could be
F A# A7 Dm
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 A# F
Bury me down by a river
A# C C7
Let all the towns people see
F A# A7 Dm
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 A# F
Bury me down by a river
A# C C7
Let all the towns people see
F A# A7 Dm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
F C F A# F
Just put me down and set me free (set me free)
* Alternate:
Capo II
F = D#
A# = G#
C = A#
C7 = A#7
A7 = G7
Dm = Cm
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