Burn My Body chords by William Elliott Whitmore

The song is in 3/4

Chorus:

E          A    E
Burn my body in the Northern Field
E          B7   E
Let the wind blow the ashes around
E                A        E
And then you will know that my wounds have been healed
E         B7    E
Cause Lord I'll be homeward bound

Verse 1:

E       A
Let the flames warm your hands
E      B7      E
Let the glow light your way
          A    E
These gifts to you I bestow
             B7     E
And no ones listenin' don't bother to pray
        B7     E
If you do lord I'll never know

Verse 2:

E         A     E
Well up and up the smoke will roll
         A     E
Like a cloud of frightened crows
E         A    E
To Carry my not so immortal soul
  B7     E
Up between the rows
  B7     E
Up between the rows

Chorus:

E          A    E
Burn my body in the Northern Field
E           B7   E
Let the wind blow the ashes around
E               A        E
And then you will know that my wounds have been healed
E         B7    E
Cause lord I'll be homeward bound
          B7  E
Oh lord I'll be homeward bound

Verse 3:

E              A     E
Some words that are said can cut like a saw
E       B7      E
My ears nearly bled at the sound
                A     E
And I cant help prepare for the springtime thaw
         B7    E
cause lord ill be homeward bound

Verse 4:

E
And the frost turns to flowers
     A      E
and they all start to bloom
         B7    E
and there's nothin left to hoe
           A     E
well tip one back and sing me a tune
         B7     E
And never let the fire grow cold
        B7     E
Never let the fire grow cold

Chorus:

E          A    E
Burn my body in the Northern Field
E           B7   E
Let the wind blow the ashes around
E               A        E
And then you will know that my wounds have been healed
E         B7    E
Cause lord I'll be homeward bound
          B7   E
Oh lord I'll be homeward bound