INTRO:
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G5 A5
I buried him down by the river
C5 G5
'Cause thats where he liked to be.
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And every night when the moon is high
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I go there and weep openly.
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He and I were married
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By the river 'neath this willow tree
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And with God and friends witnessing on
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He pledged his life to me
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To me he was earth, I rooted in his soil.
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I to he was sky vast and free
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Of the burdens from which he toiled.
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Then one night a terrible fight
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Words spoken better left unsaid.
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With his wedding vows ringing in my ears
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He gave his life to me.
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G5 A5
They say to love is to bury
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Those demons from which we all hide,
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But tonight by this river 'neath this willow tree
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Becoming one are earth and sky.