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[Intro]
C      F
C      G7
C      F
C  G7  C
[Verse 1]
My Clove is dead and Fburied yonder
BeCneath the weeping willow G7tree
What Cwrecks my life and Fmakes me wonder
Is beCcause she G7died for Cme
[Chorus]
Then Clay me down in Fdeath beside her
For she's Call this life to G7me
That CI may join and Fe'er caress her
In a Cland beGyond the Csea
[Instrumental]
C      F
C      G7
C      F
C  G7  C
[Verse 2]
CYes, she died befFore I told her
That I Cloved her true and G7kind
And Cthat I did not Fmean to fool her
But Cshe'd left me G7to reCpine
[Chorus]
Then Clay me down in Fdeath beside her
For she's Call this life to G7me
That CI may join and Fe'er caress her
In a Cland beG7yond the Csea
[Instrumental]
C      F
C      G7
C      F
C  G7  C
[Verse 3]
God, Cshall I ever Fget forgiveness
For the Cdeeds that I have G7done
And Cmeet up yonder Fher sweet charming
For I Cknow she G7bids me Ccome
[Chorus]
Then Clay me down in Fdeath beside her
For she's Call this life to G7me
That CI may join and Fe'er caress her
In a Cland beG7yond the Csea

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Answer To Weeping Willow

by The Carter Family

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F

C G7

C F

C G7 C

[Verse 1]

C F

My love is dead and buried yonder

C G7

Beneath the weeping willow tree

C F

What wrecks my life and makes me wonder

C G7 C

Is because she died for me

[Chorus]

C F

Then lay me down in death beside her

C G7

For she's all this life to me

C F

That I may join and e'er caress her

C G C

In a land beyond the sea

[Instrumental]

C F

C G7

C F

C G7 C

[Verse 2]

C F

Yes, she died before I told her

C G7

That I loved her true and kind

C F

And that I did not mean to fool her

C G7 C

But she'd left me to repine

[Chorus]

C F

Then lay me down in death beside her

C G7

For she's all this life to me

C F

That I may join and e'er caress her

C G7 C

In a land beyond the sea

[Instrumental]

C F

C G7

C F

C G7 C

[Verse 3]

C F

God, shall I ever get forgiveness

C G7

For the deeds that I have done

C F

And meet up yonder her sweet charming

C G7 C

For I know she bids me come

[Chorus]

C F

Then lay me down in death beside her

C G7

For she's all this life to me

C F

That I may join and e'er caress her

C G7 C

In a land beyond the sea

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