INTRO:

G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)2x Then 
D (xx0232@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) GBm  CG CG

G (320003@1)                    AmI (x02210@1)buried him down by the river
         C (x32010@1)                   G'Cause (320003@1)thats where he liked to be.
      G (320003@1)                Am (x02210@1)      
And every night when the moon is high
  C (x32010@1)                  GI (320003@1)go there and weep openly.

D (xx0232@1)           AmHe (x02210@1)and I were married 
        C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)By the river 'neath this willow tree
        Bm (x24432@1)               Am (x02210@1)And with God and friends witnessing on
Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)He pledged his life to me

G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)        GTo (320003@1)me he was earth, I rooted in his soil.
  G (320003@1)        Am (x02210@1)I to he was sky vast and free
       C (x32010@1)                   GOf (320003@1)the burdens from which he toiled.

D (xx0232@1)                AmThen (x02210@1)one night a terrible fight
       C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)
Words spoken better left unsaid.
        Bm (x24432@1)                      Am (x02210@1)       
With his wedding vows ringing in my ears
            C (x32010@1)     GHe (320003@1)gave his life to me.

BREAK: G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)2x  D (xx0232@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1) GBm  CG CG

G (320003@1)                    AmThey (x02210@1)say to love is to bury
     C (x32010@1)                      GThose (320003@1)demons from which we all hide,
      D (xx0232@1)                             BmBut (x24432@1)tonight by this river 'neath this willow tree
    Bm (x24432@1)         Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)  
Becoming one are earth and sky.