Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie

G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G "oh bury me not on the lone prairie" G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G these words came low and mourn - ful - ly G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 from the pallid lips of a youth who lay G Em Em7 G on his dying bed at the close of day . G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G he has wasted and pined ’til o’er his brow G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G death’s shades were slowly gathering now . G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 he thought of home and loved ones nigh , G Em Em7 G and the cowboys gathered to see him die . G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G "oh bury me not on the lone prairie , G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free . G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 in a narrow grave just six by three G Em Em7 G oh bury me not on the lone prairie . " G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G "it matters not , i’ve oft been told , G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G where the body lies when the heart grows cold . G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 yet grant , oh grant , this wish to me , G Em Em7 G oh bury me not on the lone prairie . " G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G "i’ve always wished to be laid when i died G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G in a little churchyard on a green hillside . G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 by my father’s grave there let me be , G Em Em7 G oh bury me not on the lone prairie . " G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G "i wish to lie where a mother’s prayer G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G and a sister’s tear will mingle there . G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 where friends can come and weep o’er me . G Em Em7 G oh bury me not on the lone prairie . " G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G "for there’s another whose tears will shed G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G for the one who lies in a prairie bed . G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 it breaks my heart to think of her now , G Em Em7 G she has curled these locks; she has kissed this brow . " G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G "oh bury me not . . . " and his voice failed there G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G but they took no heed to his dying prayer . G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 in a narrow grave , just six by three , G Em Em7 G they buried him there on the lone prairie . G G6 Em Em7 Em/G G and the cowboys now as they roam the plain G G6 Em Em7 Em Em4 G for they marked the spot where his bones were lain , G G ( 5 ) G Gm7 fling a handful of roses o’er his grave G Em Em7 G with a prayer to god , his soul to save .