Bury Me Beneath The Willows

by Unknown · posted by tarzan

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

chorus

9 -10  9  8 -8   7   -8    7 -6      6     7
Bur-y  me  be-neath  the  willow,  Neath  the 

 [8  8     -9 8]  -8      9  -10    9    8 -8
weeping  willow  tree.  When  he  hears  his 

  7   -8    7  -6     8  -9    [8     6     -7
love  is  sleeping,  May-be  then  he'll  think 

-8]   7
of  me.


My heart is sad and I am lonely,
Thinking of the one I love.
When will I meet him? Oh, no never,
Unless we meet in heaven above.
(play chorus next)

Tomorrow was to be our wedding,
I pray, Oh Lord, where can he be?
He's gone, he's gone to love another;
He no longer cares for me.
(play chorus next)

He told me that he dearly loved me,
How could I believe him untrue?
Until one day some Neighbors told me.
"He has proven untrue to you."
(play chorus next)

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound