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Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie by Johnny Cash
Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
Capo:no capo
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
"Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie"
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
These words came low and mourn - ful - ly
G G G Gm7
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
G Em Em7 G
On his dying bed at the close of day.
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
He has wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
Death's shades were slowly gathering now.
G G G Gm7
He thought of home and loved ones nigh,
G Em Em7 G
And the cowboys gathered to see him die.
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
"Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie,
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free.
G G G Gm7
In a narrow grave just six by three
G Em Em7 G
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
"It matters not, I've oft been told,
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold.
G G G Gm7
Yet grant, oh grant, this wish to me,
G Em Em7 G
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
"I've always wished to be laid when I died
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
In a little churchyard on a green hillside.
G G G Gm7
By my father's grave there let me be,
G Em Em7 G
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
"I wish to lie where a mother's prayer
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
And a sister's tear will mingle there.
G G G Gm7
Where friends can come and weep o'er me.
G Em Em7 G
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
"For there's another whose tears will shed
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
For the one who lies in a Prairie bed.
G G G Gm7
It breaks my heart to think of her now,
G Em Em7 G
She has curled these locks; she has kissed this brow."
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
"Oh bury me not..." And his voice failed there
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
But they took no heed to his dying prayer.
G G G Gm7
In a narrow grave, just six by three,
G Em Em7 G
They buried him there on the lone Prairie.
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G
And the cowboys now as they roam the plain
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G
For they marked the spot where his bones were lain,
G G G Gm7
Fling a handful of roses o'er his grave
G Em Em7 G
With a prayer to God, his soul to save.
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
D G
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G|---------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-2-2/5-5/7-7tr-7-9-7--------------|
A|-------------------------10-7-10-10tr--|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G
'Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
G D
These words came low and mournfully
D G
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
D G
On the bloody ground at the close of day
[Verse 2]
G
Oh, bury me not and his voice failed there
G D
But we took no heed to his dying prayer
D G
In a narrow grave just six by three
D G
We buried him there on the lone prairie
[Solo]
D G
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-2-2/5-5/7-7tr-7-9-7--------------|
A|-------------------------10-7-10-10tr--|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
G D
Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free
D G
Where there's not a soul that will care for me
D (G)
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
"O bury me not on the lone prairie."
These words came low and mournfully
From the pallid lips of the youth who lay
On his dying bed at the close of day
He had wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow
Death's shades were slowly gathering now
He thought of home and loved ones nigh
As the cowboys gathered to see him die
"O bury me not on the lone prairie
Where coyotes howl and the wind blows free
In a narrow grave just six by three—
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"It matters not, I've been told
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold
Yet grant, o grant, this wish to me
O bury me not on the lone prairie."
"I've always wished to be laid when I died
In a little churchyard on the green hillside
By my father's grave, there let me be
O bury me not on the lone prairie."
"I wish to lie where a mother's prayer
And a sister's tear will mingle there
Where friends can come and weep o'er me
O bury me not on the lone prairie."
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"For there's another whose tears will shed
For the one who lies in a prairie bed
It breaks me heart to think of her now
She has curled these locks, she has kissed this brow."
"O bury me not..." And his voice failed there
But they took no heed to his dying prayer
In a narrow grave, just six by three
They buried him there on the lone prairie
And the cowboys now as they roam the plain
For they marked the spot where his bones were lain
Fling a handful o' roses o'er his grave
With a prayer to God his soul to save
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