Chords:
G5 C/E D/F# G C Em D7 A7
Capo 2
Intro:
G5/ / / /
C/E G5
When I'm gone, don't bury me
C/E G5
I will not lie under this town
C/E G5
I will not lie where I can't see
C/E G5
Please don't put me underground
D/F# Em D/F# G C
If the day is sunny, let my father say some words
Em D/F# G C
If the night is starry, let my mother tell you all her stories
Em D/F# G C
Oh my sister will bake a cake, and on it she'll write something funny
Em D/F# G C
Go down to the city square and give the artists all my money
Cmaj7
C/E G5
As for all that is inside
C/E G5
You can give to medicine
C/E G5
As for all my bones and hide
C/E G5
Just find a fire to put 'em in
D/F# Em D/F# G C
If the day is sunny, let my father say some words
Em D/F# G C
If the night is starry, let my mother tell you all her stories
Em D/F# G C
Oh my sister will bake a cake, and on it she'll write something funny
Em D/F# G C
Go down to the city square and give the artists all my money
C G
Though I may be relatively young
C
I hope in the final moments
G D/F# A7
I hear every song I've ever sung
Am D7
At once
G5 C/E G5
When I'm gone don't weep and moan
C/E G5
Where I'm going is a pleasant stay
C/E G5
I'll visit my grandfather's home
C/E G5
Drink gin with Billie Holiday
D/F# Em D/F# G C
If the day is sunny, let my father say some words
Em D/F# G C
If the night is starry, let my mother tell you all her stories
Em D/F# G C
Oh my sister will bake a cake, and on it she'll write something funny
Em D/F# G C
Go down to the city square and give the artists all my money
G5 C/E G5
When I'm gone, don't bury me
C/E G5
I will not lie under this dirty town
C/E G5
I will not lie where I can't see
C/E G5
Please don't put me underground
D7 G
No, please don't put me under
This should be right, I got it from the sheet music. I just thought I might tab this
because no one else had and it's a gorgeous song.