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Bury Me Down By The River chords
The Bee Gees 1970 (Cucumber Castle)
E A E 2x *
E A E
I wasn't born in the morning, no
A B B7
I must have been born in the night
E A G#7 C#m
I've done my load and I'll carry my load
E B E B
And all I own is my life
E A E
I wasn't born to be lucky,
A B B7
'cause luck had no future with me
E A G#7 C#m
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
E B E B
and stand beneath the hanging tree
E A E
Bury me down by a river
A B B7
Let all the towns people see
E A G#7 C#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
E B E
Just put me down and set me free
E A E
I wasn't born as a rich man, no
A B B7
E rich man I never, I never could be
E A G#7 C#m
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
E B E B
and stand beneath the hanging tree (Everybody sing now)
E A E
Bury me down by a river
A B B7
Let all the towns people see
E A G#7 C#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
E B E
Just put me down and set me free
(I want to hear everybody sing)
E A E
Bury me down by a river
A B B7
Let all the towns people see
E A G#7 C#m
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
E B E A E
Just put me down and set me free (set me free)
* Alternate:
Capo II
E = D
A = G
B = A
B7 = A7
G#7 = F#7
C#m = Bm
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