Bury Me Beneath The Willow

Alison Krauss

Transcription key: 4/4 Timing (with a bass-strum-bass-strum pattern) INTRO: / / / VERSE 1 (AK): Tonight I'm sad my heart is lonely For the only one I love When will I see him, oh no never Till we meet in heaven above CHORUS (Together): So bury me beneath the willow / Under the weeping willow tree So she will know where I am sleeping And perhaps she’ll weep for me VERSE 2 (LL): She told me that she dearly loved me How could I believe it untrue Until the angels softly whispered She will prove untrue to you CHORUS (Together): So bury me beneath the willow / Under the weeping willow tree So she will know where I am sleeping And perhaps she’ll weep for me INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: / / / / / / VERSE 3 (AK): Tomorrow was our wedding day Oh god, oh god, where can he be He’s out a-courting with another And no longer cares for me CHORUS (Together): So bury me beneath the willow / Under the weeping willow tree So she will know where I am sleeping And perhaps she’ll weep for me So bury me beneath the willow / Under the weeping willow tree So she will know where I am sleeping And perhaps she’ll weep for me OUTRO: / / / Chords: e --2-- e ---3- e 0---- e 0-(3) b ---3- b 0-(3) b --2-- b --2- g --2-- g 0---- g --2-- g 0---- d 0---- d 0---- d --2-- d --2-- a X---- a --2-- a 0---- a 0---- E ----- E ---3- E X---- E X----

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