When I die won't you please feed me
[G]To the lions of the Kalahari
[G]I don't care if they eat my bones
[G]Cause I know I won't be going home
(Chorus)
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
[G]Rubber on dust as the wheels go round
[G]I had never heard a sweeter sound
[G]Till the day that I heard my baby cry
[G]These things I shall carry until I die
Chorus
The [Em]rains came [D]heavy and we [C]closed our [Em]eyes
And [Em]listened to the [D]song pouring [G]from the [Em]skies
Two [D]miles from the border as the eagle [Em]flies
But the [Em]desert is the [D]same on the [G]other [Em]side
Musical Interlude (4 bars each): D Em D D
[G]The leaves on Mt. Royal turn from green to gold
[G]And crimson as the autumn light takes hold
[G]October's here, I'm another year old
[G]There'll be more tellin' 'fore my story is told
[G]Oh, When I die won't you please feed me
[G]To the lions of the Kalahari
[G]I don't care if they eat my bones
[G]Cause I know I won't be going home
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
Chorus repeated to end
[G]To the lions of the Kalahari
[G]I don't care if they eat my bones
[G]Cause I know I won't be going home
(Chorus)
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
[G]Rubber on dust as the wheels go round
[G]I had never heard a sweeter sound
[G]Till the day that I heard my baby cry
[G]These things I shall carry until I die
Chorus
The [Em]rains came [D]heavy and we [C]closed our [Em]eyes
And [Em]listened to the [D]song pouring [G]from the [Em]skies
Two [D]miles from the border as the eagle [Em]flies
But the [Em]desert is the [D]same on the [G]other [Em]side
Musical Interlude (4 bars each): D Em D D
[G]The leaves on Mt. Royal turn from green to gold
[G]And crimson as the autumn light takes hold
[G]October's here, I'm another year old
[G]There'll be more tellin' 'fore my story is told
[G]Oh, When I die won't you please feed me
[G]To the lions of the Kalahari
[G]I don't care if they eat my bones
[G]Cause I know I won't be going home
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
[C]Oh, it's [Am]never far away from [G]me
Chorus repeated to end