Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
Johnny CashVersion1
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"Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie"
These words came low and mourn - ful - ly
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
On his dying bed at the close of day.
He has wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow
Death's shades were slowly gathering now.
He thought of home and loved ones nigh,
And the cowboys gathered to see him die.
"Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie,
Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free.
In a narrow grave just six by three
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
"It matters not, I've oft been told,
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold.
Yet grant, oh grant, this wish to me,
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
"I've always wished to be laid when I died
In a little churchyard on a green hillside.
By my father's grave there let me be,
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
"I wish to lie where a mother's prayer
And a sister's tear will mingle there.
Where friends can come and weep o'er me.
Oh bury me not on the lone Prairie."
"For there's another whose tears will shed
For the one who lies in a Prairie bed.
It breaks my heart to think of her now,
She has curled these locks; she has kissed this brow."
"Oh bury me not..." And his voice failed there
But they took no heed to his dying prayer.
In a narrow grave, just six by three,
They buried him there on the lone Prairie.
And the cowboys now as they roam the plain
For they marked the spot where his bones were lain,
Fling a handful of roses o'er his grave
With a prayer to God, his soul to save.
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Readable chord sheet for Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie by Johnny Cash
[G]"Oh [G6]bury me [Em]not [Em7]on the [Em/G]lone Pra[G]irie" [G]These [G6]words came [Em]low [Em7]and [Em]mourn - [Em4]ful - [G]ly [G]From the pallid [G]lips of a youth[G] who lay [Gm7] [G]On his dying [Em]bed at the [Em7]close of [G]day. [G]He h[G6]as wasted [Em]and [Em7]pined 'til o'[Em/G]er his b[G]row [G]Death'[G6]s shades we[Em]re s[Em7]lowl[Em]y gather[Em4]ing no[G]w. [G]He thought of ho[G]me and loved on[G]es nigh, [Gm7] [G]And the cowbo[Em]ys gathered[Em7] to see h[G]im die. [G]"Oh [G6]bury me [Em]not [Em7]on the [Em/G]lone Pra[G]irie, [G]Where [G6]the coyotes[Em] how[Em7]l an[Em]d the wi[Em4]nd blo[G]ws free. [G]In a narrow grav[G]e just six by t[G]hree [Gm7] [G]Oh bury me no[Em]t on the lo[Em7]ne Prairi[G]e." [G]"It [G6]matters [Em]not,[Em7] I've o[Em/G]ft been [G]told, [G]Where [G6]the body li[Em]es w[Em7]hen [Em]the hear[Em4]t grow[G]s cold. [G]Yet grant, oh gr[G]ant, this wish [G]to me, [Gm7] [G]Oh bury me no[Em]t on the lo[Em7]ne Prairi[G]e." [G]"I'v[G6]e always[Em] wis[Em7]hed to [Em/G]be laid [G]when I died [G]In a l[G6]ittle churc[Em]hyar[Em7]d on[Em] a green[Em4] hills[G]ide. [G]By my father's g[G]rave there let [G]me be, [Gm7] [G]Oh bury me no[Em]t on the lo[Em7]ne Prairi[G]e." [G]"I w[G6]ish to l[Em]ie w[Em7]here a [Em/G]mother's[G] prayer [G]And a [G6]sister's te[Em]ar w[Em7]ill [Em]mingle t[Em4]here. [G] [G]Where friends ca[G]n come and weep[G] o'er me. [Gm7] [G]Oh bury me no[Em]t on the lo[Em7]ne Prairi[G]e." [G]"For[G6] there's[Em] ano[Em7]ther wh[Em/G]ose tear[G]s will shed [G]For th[G6]e one who l[Em]ies [Em7]in a[Em] Prairie[Em4] bed. [G] [G]It breaks my hea[G]rt to think of [G]her now, [Gm7] [G]She has curled thes[Em]e locks; she ha[Em7]s kissed this b[G]row." [G]"Oh [G6]bury me [Em]not.[Em7].." And[Em/G] his voi[G]ce failed there [G]But th[G6]ey took no [Em]heed[Em7] to [Em]his dyin[Em4]g pray[G]er. [G]In a narrow grav[G]e, just six by [G]three, [Gm7] [G]They buried h[Em]im there on[Em7] the lone[G] Prairie. [G]And [G6]the cowb[Em]oys [Em7]now as [Em/G]they roa[G]m the plain [G]For th[G6]ey marked t[Em]he s[Em7]pot [Em]where hi[Em4]s bone[G]s were lain, [G]Fling a handful [G]of roses o'er h[G]is grave [Gm7] [G]With a prayer[Em] to God, hi[Em7]s soul to[G] save.