Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow tab by The Carter Family

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow Tree
The Carter Family


CAPO 2nd fret.

Song patter : A D A E
       A D A E-A all over again and again

Verse 1 :
    A         D
  My heart is sad and I'm in sorrow,
      A     E
  for the only one I love,
     A          D
  when shall I see him, oh, no never,
     A     E    A
  'till I meet him in heaven above.

Chorus :
  A         D
Oh, bury me under the weeping willow,
   A            E
yes, under the weeping willow tree.
  A         D
So he may know where I am sleeping,
  A        E     A
and perhaps he will weep over me.

Verse 2 :
  They told me that he did not love me,
  I could not believe it was true,
  until an angel softly whispered,
  "He has proven untrue to you."

Chorus :
Oh, bury me under the weeping willow
Yes, under the weeping willow tree
So he may know where I am sleeping
And perhaps he will weep for me

Instrumental : (around 1'13'')
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------2--2h4-2------------------------------2-----------------|
A----2h4----------4h2-0--0-0-2-0-------0h2-4-0---4-2----2--------|
E--------------------------------2-0----------------------0-2-4--|



e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------2--2h4-2------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------4h2-0--0-0-2-0--------4-2-----0----------------|
E--------------------------------2-0--------2-4------------------|

Verse 3 :
  Tomorrow was our wedding day,
  but, oh Lord, oh, where is he?
  He's gone to seek him another bride,
  and he cares no more for me.

Chorus :
Oh, bury me under the weeping willow
Yes, under the weeping willow tree
So he may know where I am sleeping
And perhaps he will weep for me

Instrumental (around 2') (same instrumental than above)

Verse 4 :
Oh, bury me under the violets blue
To prove my love to him
Tell him that I would die to save him
For his love I never could win

Chorus :
Oh, bury me under the weeping willow
Yes, under the weeping willow tree
So he may know where I am sleeping
And perhaps he will weep for me