Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow Tree
The Carter Family

as you can listen here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCniFuHlPG0



CAPO 2nd fret.

Song patter : A D A E
              AD AE-A (x02220@1)all over again and again

Verse 1 :
       A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)   My heart is sad and I'm in sorrow,
            A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)   for the only one I love,
         A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)   when shall I see him, oh, no never,
          A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)  'till I meet him in heaven above.

Chorus :
    A (x02220@1)                DOh, (xx0232@1)bury me under the weeping willow,
     A (x02220@1)                      Eyes, (022100@1)under the weeping willow tree.
   A (x02220@1)               DSo (xx0232@1)he may know where I am sleeping,
    A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)       Aand (x02220@1)perhaps he will weep over me.

Verse 2 :
    They told me that he did not love me,
    I could not believe it was true,
    until an angel softly whispered,
    "He has proven untrue to you."

Chorus :
Oh, bury me under the weeping willow
Yes, under the weeping willow tree
So he may know where I am sleeping
And perhaps he will weep for me

Instrumental : (around 1'13'')
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A----2h4----------4h2-0--0-0-2-0-------0h2-4-0---4-2----2--------|
E--------------------------------2-0----------------------0-2-4--|



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A-----------------4h2-0--0-0-2-0--------4-2-----0----------------|
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Verse 3 :
    Tomorrow was our wedding day,
    but, oh Lord, oh, where is he?
    He's gone to seek him another bride,
    and he cares no more for me.

Chorus :
Oh, bury me under the weeping willow
Yes, under the weeping willow tree
So he may know where I am sleeping
And perhaps he will weep for me

Instrumental (around 2') (same instrumental than above)

Verse 4 :
Oh, bury me under the violets blue
To prove my love to him
Tell him that I would die to save him
For his love I never could win

Chorus :
Oh, bury me under the weeping willow
Yes, under the weeping willow tree
So he may know where I am sleeping
And perhaps he will weep for me