Bury me down by the river
G - C
- G (2x)
G C
G
1. I wasn't born in the morning, no,
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C D
I must have been born in the
night.
G C
B7
Em
I've done my road, and I'll
carry my load,
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D G - D
and
all I own is my life.
G C G
2. I wasn't born to be lucky, no,
G C D
'cause luck
had no future with me.
G C B7 Em
I've done my wrong and I'll
sing, sing, sing my song,
G D G - D
and
stand beneath the hanging tree.
G C G
Bury me down by the river,
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C D
let all the townspeople see,
G C B7 Em
their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay
my head,
G D G
just
put me down and set me free.
G C G
3. I wasn't born as a rich man, no.
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C D
a
rich man I never, I never could be.
G C B7 Em
I've done my wrong and I'll
sing, sing, sing my song,
G D G D
and
stand beneath the hanging tree (everybody sing now!)
+ CHORUS + D
G C G
Bury me down by the river,
G
C D
let all the townspeople see,
G C B7 Em
their enemy's dead, let me lay, lay
my head,
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D C G
just
put me down - - - and set me free (set me free !)
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Bee Gees)