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Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
Natalie Merchant
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BURY ME UNDER THE WEEPING WILLOW (A.P., Maybelle & Sara Carter)
Performed by Natalie Merchant on "The House Carpenter's Daughter")
Chorded by Izzylou
Capo 2
G
Well, my heart is sad
C G
And I am lonesome
D
For the only one I love
G
When shall we meet?
C G
Oh, no never
D G
Till we meet in heaven above
G G7 C
Bury me underneath the willow
G D
Under the weeping willow tree
G
So that he may know
C G
Where I am sleeping
D G
And perhaps he'll weep for me
G
Well, he told me that
C G
He dearly loved me
D
Oh, how could it be untrue?
G C G
Until the angels softly whispered,
D G
"He'll prove untrue to you"
G G7 C
Bury me underneath the willow
G D
Under the weeping willow tree
G
So that he may know
C G
Where I am sleeping
D G
And perhaps he'll weep for me
G C
Well, tomorrow was to be
G
Our wedding day
D
But oh, my God, where can he be?
G C G
He's out a courting with another
D G
And no longer cares for me
G G7 C
Bury me underneath the willow
G D
Under the weeping willow tree
G
So that he may know
C G
Where I am sleeping
D G
And perhaps he'll weep for me