A D A [Verse 1] E A D A My brother and I were out hunting E A E A stray bullet made him its mark E A D A I carried him back to the cabin A E A His life nothing more than a spark [Verse 2] E A D A He whispered to me very softly A E Dear brother, I'm going away E A D A So listen and come to me closely A E A There's so much that I have to say [Verse 3] A D A My sweetheart, her dear name is Sally A E Her mother and father have died E D A She's waiting alone in the valley A E A When I left her, oh how she cried [Verse 4] A D A I promised to bring her my fortune E Return to the valley and wed E A D A But I've had a call from my maker A E A So I'll have to go there instead [Instrumental] A E E A [Verse 5] A D A He gave me the ring he had bought her A E And told of the plans they had made E D A He spoke of how long she had waited A E A And for his return, how she prayed [Verse 6] A D A He gave me a small piece of paper A E The will he had made for this day E A D A I promised to do as he wanted A E A The Good Lord would show me the way [Verse 7] A D A He gave me his home in the valley A E And all of the money he had E A D A He asked me to marry his Sally A E A And promise she'd never be sad [Verse 8] E A D A But once long ago we were rivals A E For I loved her too from the start E D A I'd made up my mind to stay single A E A For Sally had broken my heart [Verse 9] A D A My dear brother went up to heaven A E And I went to our valley home E D A But Sally had married another A E A So what's left for me but to roam? [Verse 10] A D A I pray the good Lord up above me A E To keep Brother's faith in me still E D A His Sally was fickle, unfaithful A E A That's why I broke my brother's will