andersonville Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
In the spring [G]of '61 I kissed
my mother [Am]good- bye
I put on a blue uni[G]form and I fought
for Lin[Am]coln's side
'Til [G]I got caught b[Am]y Johnny Reb
In the [G]woods near [E]Chapel Hill
[Am]I wish to God he would have
killed me [C]then[Gsus4]
[Am]But he sent me[G] to Anders[Am]on ville

[Verse 2]
[Am]
My uniform is [G]faded and there's no
boots upon my [Am]feet
And I'm pulling worms
out of the [G]mud
'Cause there's nothing else to [Am]eat
And the reb[G]s can't
even [Am]feed there own
So [G]there's no way they can [E]fill
the bel[Am]lies of the Yan[C]kees
[G]Starving in Ander[Am]son ville

[Verse 3]
[G]Some men are born to preach
[Am]God's word
[G]Some men are born [E]to kill
And I [Am]guess that I was [C]only born
[G]To die in An[Em]der [E]son [Am]ville

[Verse 4]
[Am]
I dug a hole with my [G]bare hands in the
red Georgia [Am]clay
'Cause there ain't no
shelter [G]from the sun
Or the cold [Em]wind, or [G]the [Am]rain
And I'm [G]too damn weak to [Am]stand up at all
So I [G]just lay [Em]quiet [E]and still
And they [Am]can bury me in the [C]hole I dug
When I [G]die in An[Em]der [E]son [A]ville

[Verse 5]
[Am]Some men are born to preach
God's word
[G]Some men are born to kill
[C]And [E]I g[Am]uess [G]that I w[E]as[Am] only
[G]bor[Am]n[G][E][Am][C]
[G][Am]
To die in Anderson ville

[Verse 6]
I dream the same dream every [G]night
Of a woman that I've nev
[Am]er known
She's standing by [G]a warm fireside
And she whispers that I've
[Am]come [G]home
Every morning [Am]when I wake
[G]I pray someday that [E]she'll
[Am]Lay a flower on my g[Gsus4]rave
When I [G]die in An[Am]derson ville

[Verse 7]
[G]Some men are born to preach
[Am]God's word
[G]Some men are born [E]to kill
And [Am]I guess that I was onl[C]y born
To [G]die in An[E]derson [A]vil[Am]le
And I guess that I was [C]only born
[G]To die in Ander[E]son [A]vil[Am]le

[Outro 1]
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