Michael Martin Murphey – Works All Done This Fall (Guitar)
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Hi Greg.
Here are the lyrics and chords for the song "When The Work's All Done
This Fall". This was requested in the latest edition of Cowpie News. Any
corrections and/or improvements welcomed.
When The Work's All Done This Fall
Cowboy Songs
Warner Bros. CD 9 26308-2
[Verse]
C F D7 A Group Of Jolly Cowboys Dis-cussing Plans At Ease G7 C Says One I Will Tell You Somethin' Boys If You Will Listen Please F I'm An Old Cow Puncher You See Me Dressed In Rags G7 C I Used To Be A Good One Boys And I Went On Great Big Jags F D7 I Have Got A Home Boys A Good One You All Know G7 C Al-though I Haven't Seen It Since Very Long A-go F I'm Headed Back To Dixie Once More To See Them All G7 C Going To See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall F D7 When I Left My Home Boys My Mother For Me Cried G7 C She Begged Me Not To Go Boys For Me She Would Have Died F Mother's Heart Is Aching - Break-ing For Me That's All G7 C With God's Help I'll See Her When The Work's All Done This Fall
[Instrumental]
C - C - F - D7 - G7 - G7 - C - Ab7
[Verse]
C# F# Eb7 That Very Night The Cowboy Went Out To Stand His Guard Ab7 C# The Night Was Dark And Cloudy And Storming Very Hard F# The Cattle They Got Frightened And Rushed In Wild Stampede Ab7 C# The Cowboy Tried To Head Them While Riding At Full Speed F# Eb7 Riding In The Darkness So Loudly Did He Shout Ab7 C# Trying Hard To Head Them And Turn The Herd A-bout F# His Saddle Horse Did Stumble And On Him It Did Fall Ab7 C# He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
[Instrumental]
C# - C# - F# - Eb7 - Ab7 - Ab7 - C# - A7
[Verse]
D G E7 Send My Mother My Wages Boys - The Wages I Have Earned A7 D I Am So Afraid Boys The Last Year I'll Re-turn G Headed For A New Range I Hear The Master's Call A7 D I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall G E7 Fred You Take My Saddle - George You Take My Bed A7 D Bill You Take My Pistol After I Am Dead G Please Think Of Me Kindly When You Look Upon Them All A7 D I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall G E7 Charlie Was Buried At Sunrise No Tombstone For His Head A7 D Nothing But A Little Board And This Is What It Said G Charlie Died At Daybreak He Died From A Fall A7 D He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall