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Standard Tuning - No Capo
[Intro]
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
[Verse]
If I die Emyoung, writD/F#e my Gmother
Tell her that I Dlove her
But my soul's gone Emhome
And take my Emvessel to AndeD/F#rson GCounty
Drive real Dslow
And take the long way Emhome
Tell my Emkin to pick D/F#up a Gshovel
Wrestle that Dsugar sand
And bury my Embones
Won't you bury my Embones beneath D/F#these Gpines
When it comes Dtime for you to bury my Embones
[Instrumental Break]
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
[Verse]
Don't throw me no Emfuneral sister D/F#don't Gcry
Saw that Dfiddle brother
Pass that Emshine
Deep down in the Emholler pick the D/F#tallest Gpine
Dig it real Ddeep
Where the roots touch Emmine
Cross the Red EmRiver where it D/F#opens Gwide
The heroine Dsails
To the Choctaw Emside
Follow my Emtrail to a siD/F#lver Gstone
And gather my Dbody
When you bury my Embones
Won't you bury my Embones
[Instrumental Break]
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
[Chorus]
If I die Cyoung, write my Gmother
Tell her that I Dlove her
But my soul's gone Emhome
And take me Cback to Anderson GCounty
Drive real Dslow
And take the long way Dhome
Tell my Ckin to pick up a Gshovel
Wrestle that Dsugar sand
And bury my Embones
Bury my Cbones beneath these Gpines
When it comes Dtime
[Outro]
Yeah, if I die EmyouD/F#ngG  D  Em  
Yeah, if I die EmyouD/F#ngG  D  Em  
Yeah, if I die EmyouD/F#ngG  D  Em  
[Solo]
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em
Em Em D/F# G D Em

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Bury My Bones

by Whiskey Myers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Standard Tuning - No Capo

[Intro]

Em Em D/F# G D Em

[Verse]

Em D/F# G

If I die young, write my mother

Tell her that I love her

But my soul's gone home

Em D/F# G

And take my vessel to Anderson County

Drive real slow

And take the long way home

Em D/F# G

Tell my kin to pick up a shovel

Wrestle that sugar sand

And bury my bones

Em D/F# G

Won't you bury my bones beneath these pines

D Em

When it comes time for you to bury my bones

[Instrumental Break]

Em Em D/F# G D Em

[Verse]

Em D/F# G

Don't throw me no funeral sister don't cry

Saw that fiddle brother

Pass that shine

Em D/F# G

Deep down in the holler pick the tallest pine

Dig it real deep

Where the roots touch mine

Em D/F# G

Cross the Red River where it opens wide

The heroine sails

To the Choctaw side

Em D/F# G

Follow my trail to a silver stone

And gather my body

When you bury my bones

Won't you bury my bones

[Instrumental Break]

Em Em D/F# G D Em

[Chorus]

C G

If I die young, write my mother

Tell her that I love her

But my soul's gone home

C G

And take me back to Anderson County

Drive real slow

And take the long way home

C G

Tell my kin to pick up a shovel

Wrestle that sugar sand

And bury my bones

C G

Bury my bones beneath these pines

When it comes time

[Outro]

Em D/F# G D Em

Yeah, if I die young

Em D/F# G D Em

Yeah, if I die young

Em D/F# G D Em

Yeah, if I die young

[Solo]

Em Em D/F# G D Em

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