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Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie by Joe Hickerson


   Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo

[Intro]
Cm Eb Ab Eb Cm Ab Gm Cm
 
 
[Verse 1]
           Ab                 Eb
'O bury me not on the lone prairie'
                  Ab             Eb
These words came low and mournfully
                                       Cm
From the pallid lips of the youth who lay
             Ab           Gm       Cm
On his dying bed at the close of day.
 
 
[Verse 2]
           Ab                Eb
'O bury me not on the lone prairie
                  Ab             Eb
Where the wild coyote will howl o'er me
                                     Cm
Where the buffalo roams the prairie sea
          Ab           Gm    Cm
O bury me not on the lone prairie'
 
 
[Verse 3]
                Ab                    Eb
'It makes no difference, so I've been told
                Ab                   Eb
Where the body lies when life grows cold
                               Cm
But grant, I pray, one wish to me
           Ab         Gm      Cm
O bury me not on the lone prairie'
 
 
[Verse 4]
              Ab                     Eb
'I've often wished to be laid when I die
                Ab                   Eb
By the little church on the green hillside
                                     Cm
By my father's grave, there let mine be
           Ab         Gm     Cm
O bury me not on the lone prairie'
 
 
[Verse 5]
               Ab                    Eb
The cowboys gathered all around the bed
                  Ab                      Eb
To hear the last word that their comrade said
                                    Cm
'O partners all, take a warning from me
                   Ab           Gm     Cm
Never leave your homes for the lone prairie'
 
 
[Verse 6]
             Ab                Eb
'Don't listen to the enticing words
                Ab                   Eb
Of the men who own large droves and herds
                               Cm
For if you do, you'll rue the day
                    Ab            Gm     Cm
That you left your homes for the lone prairie'
 
 
[Verse 7]
            Ab                          Eb
'O bury me not', but his voice failed there
                Ab                 Eb
But we paid no head to his dying prayer
                                 Cm
In a narrow grave, just six by three
                Ab           Gm    Cm
We buried him there on the lone prairie
 
 
[Verse 8]
               Ab                  Eb
We buried him there on the lone prairie
                     Ab                     Eb
Where the buzzards fly and the wind blows free
                                           Cm
Where rattlesnakes rattle, and the tumbleweeds
                  Ab          Gm     Cm
Blow across his grave on the lone prairie
 
 
[Verse 9]
                 Ab                     Eb
And the cowboys now as they cross the plains
                 Ab                        Eb
Have marked the spot where his bones are lain
                                  Cm
Fling a handful of roses on his grave
                  Ab           Gm       Cm
And pray to the Lord that his soul is saved
 
 
[Verse 10]
              Eb                Cm
In a narrow grave, just six by three
                Ab          Gm     Cm
We buried him there on the lone prairie





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