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Here are the lyrics and chords for the song "When The Work's All Done
[Verse]
A CGroup Of Jolly Cowboys Dis-Fcussing Plans At D7Ease
Says G7One I Will Tell You Somethin' Boys If You Will Listen CPlease
I'm An Old Cow Puncher You FSee Me Dressed In Rags
I G7Used To Be A Good One Boys And I Went On Great Big CJags
I Have Got A Home Boys A FGood One You All D7Know
Al-G7though I Haven't Seen It Since Very Long A-Cgo
I'm Headed Back To Dixie Once FMore To See Them All
G7Going To See My Mother When The Work's All Done This CFall
When I Left My Home Boys My FMother For Me D7Cried
She G7Begged Me Not To Go Boys For Me She Would Have CDied
Mother's Heart Is Aching  -  Break-Fing For Me That's All
G7With God's Help I'll See Her When The Work's All Done This CFall
[Instrumental]
 C-  C-  F-  D7-  G7-  G7-  C- Ab7  
[Verse]
That C#Very Night The Cowboy Went F#Out To Stand His Eb7Guard
The Ab7Night Was Dark And Cloudy And Storming Very C#Hard
The Cattle They Got Frightened And F#Rushed In Wild Stampede
The Ab7Cowboy Tried To Head Them While Riding At Full C#Speed
Riding In The Darkness So F#Loudly Did He Eb7Shout
Ab7Trying Hard To Head Them And Turn The Herd A-C#bout
His Saddle Horse Did Stumble And F#On Him It Did Fall
Ab7He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This C#Fall
[Instrumental]
 C#-  C#-  F#-  Eb7-  Ab7-  Ab7-  C#- A7  
[Verse]
DSend My Mother My Wages Boys  -  The GWages I Have E7Earned
A7I Am So Afraid Boys The Last Year I'll Re-Dturn
Headed For A New Range I GHear The Master's Call
A7I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This DFall
Fred You Take My Saddle  -  GGeorge You Take My E7Bed
A7Bill You Take My Pistol After I Am DDead
Please Think Of Me Kindly When You GLook Upon Them All
A7I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This DFall
Charlie Was Buried At Sunrise No GTombstone For His E7Head
A7Nothing But A Little Board And This Is What It DSaid
Charlie Died At Daybreak He GDied From A Fall
A7He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This DFall

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Works All Done This Fall

by Michael Martin Murphey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ab7

Eb7

Here are the lyrics and chords for the song "When The Work's All Done

[Verse]

C F D7

A Group Of Jolly Cowboys Dis-cussing Plans At Ease

G7 C

Says One I Will Tell You Somethin' Boys If You Will Listen Please

I'm An Old Cow Puncher You See Me Dressed In Rags

G7 C

I Used To Be A Good One Boys And I Went On Great Big Jags

F D7

I Have Got A Home Boys A Good One You All Know

G7 C

Al-though I Haven't Seen It Since Very Long A-go

I'm Headed Back To Dixie Once More To See Them All

G7 C

Going To See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall

F D7

When I Left My Home Boys My Mother For Me Cried

G7 C

She Begged Me Not To Go Boys For Me She Would Have Died

Mother's Heart Is Aching - Break-ing For Me That's All

G7 C

With God's Help I'll See Her When The Work's All Done This Fall

[Instrumental]

C C F D7 G7 G7 C Ab7

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[Verse]

C# F# Eb7

That Very Night The Cowboy Went Out To Stand His Guard

Ab7 C#

The Night Was Dark And Cloudy And Storming Very Hard

The Cattle They Got Frightened And Rushed In Wild Stampede

Ab7 C#

The Cowboy Tried To Head Them While Riding At Full Speed

F# Eb7

Riding In The Darkness So Loudly Did He Shout

Ab7 C#

Trying Hard To Head Them And Turn The Herd A-bout

His Saddle Horse Did Stumble And On Him It Did Fall

Ab7 C#

He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall

[Instrumental]

C# C# F# Eb7 Ab7 Ab7 C# A7

- - - - - - -

[Verse]

D G E7

Send My Mother My Wages Boys - The Wages I Have Earned

A7 D

I Am So Afraid Boys The Last Year I'll Re-turn

Headed For A New Range I Hear The Master's Call

A7 D

I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall

G E7

Fred You Take My Saddle - George You Take My Bed

A7 D

Bill You Take My Pistol After I Am Dead

Please Think Of Me Kindly When You Look Upon Them All

A7 D

I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall

G E7

Charlie Was Buried At Sunrise No Tombstone For His Head

A7 D

Nothing But A Little Board And This Is What It Said

Charlie Died At Daybreak He Died From A Fall

A7 D

He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall

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