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Bury Me Down By The River chords
The Bee Gees 1970 (Cucumber Castle)
D G D 2x *
D G D
I wasn't born in the morning, no
G A A7
I must have been born in the night
D G F#7 Bm
I've done my load and I'll carry my load
D A D A
And all I own is my life
D G D
I wasn't born to be lucky,
G A A7
'cause luck had no future with me
D G F#7 Bm
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
D A D A
and stand beneath the hanging tree
D G D
Bury me down by a river
G A A7
Let all the towns people see
D G F#7 Bm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
D A D
Just put me down and set me free
D G D
I wasn't born as a rich man, no
G A A7
D rich man I never, I never could be
D G F#7 Bm
I've done my wrong and I'll sing, sing, sing my song
D A D A
and stand beneath the hanging tree (Everybody sing now)
D G D
Bury me down by a river
G A A7
Let all the towns people see
D G F#7 Bm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
D A D
Just put me down and set me free
(I want to hear everybody sing)
D G D
Bury me down by a river
G A A7
Let all the towns people see
D G F#7 Bm
Their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay my head
D A D G D
Just put me down and set me free (set me free)
* Alternate:
Capo II
D = C
G = F
A = G
A7 = G7
F#7 = E7
Bm = Am
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