E5 A5 E5 Burn my body in the Northern Field E5 A5 E5 Let the wind blow the ashes around E5 A5 E5 And then you will know that my wounds have been healed E5 A5 E5 Cause Lord I'll be homeward bound E5 Let the flames warm your hands A5 E5 Let the glow light your way A5 E5 These gifts to you I bestow A5 E5 And noones listenin don't bother to pray A5 E5 If you do lord I'll never know E5 A5 E5 Well up and up the smoke will roll A5 E5 Like a cloud of frightened crows E5 A5 E5 To Carry my not so immortal soul A5 E5 A5 Up between the rows E5 A5 E5 Up between the rows E5 A5 E5 Burn my body in the Northern Field E5 A5 E5 Let the wind blow the ashes around E5 A5 E5 And then you will know that my wounds have been healed E5 A5 E5 Cause lord I'll be homeward bound A5 E5 A5 E5 Oh lord I'll be homeward bound E5 A5 E5 Some words that are said can cut like a saw E5 A5 E5 My ears nearly bled at the sound A5 E5 And I cant help prepare for the springtime thaw A5 E5 cause lord ill be homeward bound E5 And the frost turns to flowers A5 E5 and they all start to bloom A5 E5 and theres nothin left to hoe A5 E5 well tip one back and sing me a tune A5 E5 A5 And never let the fire grow cold E5 A5 E5 Never let the fire grow cold E5 A5 E5 Burn my body in the Northern Field E5 A5 E5 Let the wind blow the ashes around E5 A5 E5 And then you will know that my wounds have been healed E5 A5 E5 Cause lord I'll be homeward bound A5 E5 A5 E5 Oh lord I'll be homeward bound