Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
G C
G D
G C
G D G
Verse 1:
G C
Tonight I'm sad my heart is lonely
G D
For the only one I love
G C
When will I see her, oh no never
G D G
Till we meet in heaven above
Chorus:
G C
So bury me beneath the willow
G D
Under the weeping willow tree
G C
So she will know where I am sleeping
G D G
And perhaps she’ll weep for me
Solo:
G C
G D
G C
G D G
Verse 2:
G C
She told me that she dearly loved me
G D
How could I believe it untrue
G C
Until an angel softly whispered
G D G
She could never care for you
Chorus:
G C
So bury me beneath the willow
G D
Under the weeping willow tree
G C
So she will know where I am sleeping
G D G
And perhaps she’ll weep for me
Solo:
G C
G D
G C
G D G
Verse 3:
G C
Tomorrow was to be our wedding
G D
Oh god, oh god, where can she be
G C
She’s gone a-courting with another
G D G
And no longer cares for me
Chorus:
G C
So bury me beneath the willow
G D
Under the weeping willow tree
G C
So she will know where I am sleeping
G D G
And perhaps she’ll weep for me
Outro:
G C
So she will know where I am sleeping
G D G
And perhaps she’ll weep for me