Works All Done This Fall
Michael Martin Murphey
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C F A Group Of Jolly CowboysD7 Dis-cussing Plans At EaseG7 Says One I Will Tell You Somethin'C Boys If You Will Listen PleaseF I'm An Old Cow Puncher You See Me Dressed In RagsG7 I Used To Be A Good One Boys And IC Went On Great Big JagsF I Have Got A Home Boys A Good OneD7 You All KnowG7 Al-though I Haven't Seen It SinceC Very Long A-goF I'm Headed Back To Dixie Once More To See Them AllG7 Going To See My Mother When TheC Work's All Done This FallF When I Left My Home Boys My MotherD7 For Me CriedG7 She Begged Me Not To Go Boys For MeC She Would Have Died Mother's Heart Is Aching -F Break-ing For Me That's AllG7 With God's Help I'll See Her WhenC The Work's All Done This Fall [Instrumental]Continues after the adC - C - F - D7 - G7 - G7 - C - Ab7 [Verse]C# F# That Very Night The Cowboy WentEb7 Out To Stand His GuardAb7 The Night Was Dark And Cloudy AndC# Storming Very Hard The Cattle They Got Frightened AndF# Rushed In Wild StampedeAb7 The Cowboy Tried To Head Them WhileC# Riding At Full SpeedF# Riding In The Darkness So LoudlyEb7 Did He ShoutAb7 Trying Hard To Head Them And TurnC# The Herd A-boutF# His Saddle Horse Did Stumble And On Him It Did FallAb7 He'll Not See His Mother When TheC# Work's All Done This Fall [Instrumental]C# - C# - F# - Eb7 - Ab7 - Ab7 -C# - A7 [Verse]D Send My Mother My Wages Boys -G E7 The Wages I Have EarnedA7 I Am So Afraid Boys The Last YearD I'll Re-turnG Headed For A New Range I Hear The Master's CallA7 I'll Not See My Mother When TheD Work's All Done This FallG Fred You Take My Saddle - GeorgeE7 You Take My BedA7 Bill You Take My Pistol After I AmD Dead Please Think Of Me Kindly When YouG Look Upon Them AllA7 I'll Not See My Mother When TheD Work's All Done This Fall Charlie Was Buried At Sunrise NoG E7 Tombstone For His HeadA7 Nothing But A Little Board AndD This Is What It SaidG Charlie Died At Daybreak He Died From A FallA7 He'll Not See His Mother When TheD Work's All Done This Fall