Bury My Bones
Whiskey Myers
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[Intro] Em D/F# G DEm D/F# G DEm D/F# G D Em [First Part]Em D/F# G If I die young, write my motherD Tell her that I love herEm But my soul's gone homeEm And take my vessel to AndersonD/F# G CountyD Drive real slowEm And take the long way homeEm D/F# G Tell my kin to pick up a shovelD Wrestle that sugar sandEm And bury my bonesEm Won't you bury my bones beneathD/F# G these pinesD When it comes time for you to buryEm my bones( Em D/F# G D )( Em D/F# G D Em ) [Second Part]Em Don't throw me no funeral sisterD/F# G don't cryContinues after the adD Saw that fiddle brotherEm Pass that shineEm Deep down in the holler pick theD/F# G tallest pineD Dig it real deepEm Where the roots touch mineEm D/F# Cross the Red River where it opensG wideD The heroine sailsEm To the Choctaw sideEm D/F# G Follow my trail to a silver stoneD And gather my bodyEm When you bury my bonesEm Won't you bury my bones( Em D/F# G D )( Em D/F# G D )( Em D/F# G D )( Em D/F# G D )( Em D/F# G D )( Em D/F# G D Em ) [Chorus]C G If I die young, write my motherD Tell her that I love herEm But my soul's gone homeC G And take me back to Anderson CountyD Drive real slowD And take the long way homeC G Tell my kin to pick up a shovelD Wrestle that sugar sandEm And bury my bonesC G Bury my bones beneath these pinesD When it comes time [Outro]Em D/F# G D Em Yeah, if I die youngEm D/F# G D Em Yeah, if I die youngEm D/F# G D Em Yeah, if I die young[Solo] Em D/F# G DEm D/F# G DEm D/F# G DEm D/F# G D Em