INTRO:
D / / / G / / / D / A / D / / /
VERSE 1 (AK):
D G
Tonight I'm sad my heart is lonely
D A
For the only one I love
D G
When will I see him, oh no never
D / A(7) / D
Till we meet in heaven above
CHORUS (Together):
D G
So bury me beneath the willow
D A / A7 /
Under the weeping willow tree
D G
So she will know where I am sleeping
D / A / D
And perhaps she’ll weep for me
VERSE 2 (LL):
D G
She told me that she dearly loved me
D A
How could I believe it untrue
D G
Until the angels softly whispered
D / A(7) / D
She will prove untrue to you
CHORUS (Together):
D G
So bury me beneath the willow
D A / A7 /
Under the weeping willow tree
D G
So she will know where I am sleeping
D / A / D
And perhaps she’ll weep for me
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:
D / / / G / / / D / / / A / / /
D / / / G / / / D / A / D / / /
VERSE 3 (AK):
D G
Tomorrow was our wedding day
D A
Oh god, oh god, where can he be
D G
He’s out a-courting with another
D / A(7) / D
And no longer cares for me
CHORUS (Together):
D G
So bury me beneath the willow
D A / A7 /
Under the weeping willow tree
D G
So she will know where I am sleeping
D / A / D
And perhaps she’ll weep for me
D G
So bury me beneath the willow
D A / A7 /
Under the weeping willow tree
D G
So she will know where I am sleeping
D / A / D
And perhaps she’ll weep for me
