Intro
| G | D | G | G |
Verse 1GC
Beside a new made grave heartbroken
GDD7
My love for her won't let me go away
GC
And leave her there to sleep forever
GD7G
all alone beneath that lonely mound of clay
Verse 2C
Many is the times, I've looked toward heaven
GDD7
And prayed she would never go away
GC
This sinner's prayer was never answered
GDG
So she's sleeping beneath that lonely mound of clay
ChorusC
Oh Lord why did you take her from me
GD
Why didn't you take me away
GC
So I could have been there beside her
GDG
All alone beneath that lonely mound of clay
[Break]
| G | G | C | C |
| G | D | G | G |
Verse 3C
I'll stay beside you little darlin'
GDD7
And I promise that I'll never go away
GC
Until my life down here is over
GDG
Then we'll meet beneath that lonely mound of clay
OutroC
O'oh Lord why did you take her from me
GD7
Why didn't you take me away
GC
So I could have been there beside her
GDG
All alone beneath that lonely mound of clay
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.