Away Out On The Old Saint Sabbath chords by The Carter Family

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A augmentedA   E MajorE A augmentedA

Verse 1:
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Away out on the old Saint Sabbath lay down to take my rest,
                 E MajorE       A augmentedA
my knapsack for my pillow and my gun across my chest.


Chorus:
       E MajorE              A augmentedA
Please don’t bury me on the lonesome prairie,
       E MajorE            A augmentedA
Please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
                   D MajorD
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
       E MajorE          A augmentedA
please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!

Interlude:
 A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA

Verse 2:
                    D MajorD     A augmentedA
My father he lies sleeping beneath the deep blue sea,
      D MajorD    A augmentedA        E MajorE         A augmentedA
I have no father no mother, there's none but Nell and me.


Chorus:
       E MajorE              A augmentedA
Please don’t bury me on the lonesome prairie,
       E MajorE            A augmentedA
Please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
                   D MajorD
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
       E MajorE          A augmentedA
please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!

Interlude:
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Verse 3:
                    D MajorD      A augmentedA
My mother she lies sleeping beneath the church yard sod,
                    E MajorE         A augmentedA
her body lies there mouldering and her spirit has gone to God.


Chorus:
       E MajorE              A augmentedA
Please don’t bury me on the lonesome prairie,
       E MajorE            A augmentedA
Please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
                   D MajorD
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
       E MajorE          A augmentedA
please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!

Outro:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA