IntroCVerseC
With the grace of a corpse
Am
In a riptide,
C
I let go
Am
And I slide, slide, slide
C
Downriver
Am
With an empty case
C
By my side
Am
An empty case
C
That's my crime
F
And I sing (Say, valley maker!)
C
To keep from cursing
F
And I sing (Say, valley maker!)
C
To keep from cursing
AmC
River old, river end
AmC
River old, river end
AmC
River gone, river bend
F
Take me to the sweet valley
C
Where your heart bloom, bloom, blooms
F
Take me to the sweet valley
C
Where your heart is covered with dew
Chorus
(2 extra measures of C)
C+ Am
And when the river dries
C (double length)
Will ya bury me in wood?
C+ Am
And where the river dries
C (double length) C+
Will ya bury me in stone?
Am (3x length)
And I never realized... death is what it meant...
VerseC
to make it on my own
F
Cuz there is no love,
C
Where there is no obstacle
F
And there is no love
C
Where there is no bramble
F
And there is
C
On the hacked-away plateau
F
And there is no love
C
In the unerring
F (double length)
And there is no love
C
On the one true path
Am (double length)
Well, I cantered out here,
C/GDm/A
Now I'm galloping back
ChorusC/GDm/A
So bury me in wood, and I will splinter
C/GDm/A
Bury me in stone, and I will quake
C/GDm/A
Bury me in water, and I will geyser
C/GDm/A
Bury me in fire, and I'm gonna phoenix
C/GDm/A
I'm gonna phoenix
OutroC/GDm/A
(repeat ad nauseum and end on C/G)
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.