Johnny Cash – Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie chords

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G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G"Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie"
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 GThese words came low and mourn - ful - ly
G G(5) G Gm7From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
G Em Em7 GOn his dying bed at the close of day.
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G GHe has wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 GDeath's shades were slowly gathering now.
G G(5) G Gm7He thought of home and loved ones nigh,
G Em Em7 GAnd 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 GWhere the coyotes howl and the wind blows free.
G G(5) G Gm7In a narrow grave just six by three
G Em Em7 GOh 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 GWhere the body lies when the heart grows cold.
G G(5) G Gm7Yet grant, oh grant, this wish to me,
G Em Em7 GOh 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 GIn a little churchyard on a green hillside.
G G(5) G Gm7By my father's grave there let me be,
G Em Em7 GOh 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 GAnd a sister's tear will mingle there.
G G(5) G Gm7Where friends can come and weep o'er me.
G Em Em7 GOh 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 GFor the one who lies in a Prairie bed.
G G(5) G Gm7It breaks my heart to think of her now,
G Em Em7 GShe 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 GBut they took no heed to his dying prayer.
G G(5) G Gm7In a narrow grave, just six by three,
G Em Em7 GThey buried him there on the lone Prairie.
G G6 Em Em7 Em/G GAnd the cowboys now as they roam the plain
G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 GFor they marked the spot where his bones were lain,
G G(5) G Gm7Fling a handful of roses o'er his grave
G Em Em7 GWith a prayer to God, his soul to save.
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