Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. Signed to Rounder Records as a 14-year-old fiddler from Champaign, Illinois, she has become the most recognized face in contemporary bluegrass, a critically acclaimed artist who has brought modern sophistication to the genre while respecting its traditions. Songfacts reports that in 2011 Krauss recorded her first ever number one country album in her home country with Paper Airplane.
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Alison Krauss - Bury Me Beneath The Willow (Chords)
CAPO 1st Fret Transcription key: Eb 4/4 Timing (with a bass-strum-bass-strum pattern)
[Intro] D / / / G / / / D / A / D / / /
[Verse 1] (AK) DG Tonight I'm sad my heart is lonely DA For the only one I love DG When will I see him, oh no never D / A7 / D Till we meet in heaven above
[Chorus] (Together) DG So bury me beneath the willow DA / A7 / Under the weeping willow tree DG So she will know where I am sleeping D / A / D And perhaps she’ll weep for me
[Verse 2] (LL) DG She told me that she dearly loved me DA How could I believe it untrue DG Until the angels softly whispered D / A7 / D She will prove untrue to you
[Chorus] (Together) DG So bury me beneath the willow DA / A7 / Under the weeping willow tree DG So she will know where I am sleeping D / A / D And perhaps she’ll weep for me
[Instrumental Break] D / / / G / / / D / / / A / / / D / / / G / / / D / A / D / / /
[Verse 3] (AK) DG Tomorrow was our wedding day DA Oh god, oh god, where can he be DG He’s out a-courting with another D / A7 / D And no longer cares for me
[Chorus] (Together) DG So bury me beneath the willow DA / A7 / Under the weeping willow tree DG So she will know where I am sleeping D / A / D And perhaps she’ll weep for me DG So bury me beneath the willow DA / A7 / Under the weeping willow tree DG So she will know where I am sleeping D / A / D And perhaps she’ll weep for me