Andersonville Dave Alvin
Andersonville Dave Alvin Andersonville (Dave Alvin) Capo 3 (Am)In the spring of (G)'61 I kissed my mother good-(Am)bye I put on a blue (G)uniform and I fought for Lincoln's (Am)side 'Til (G)I got caught by (Am)Johnny Reb In the (G)woods near Chapel (E)Hill I (Am)wish to God he would have (C)killed me then But he (G)sent me to Anderson(Am)ville (G) (Am) My uniform is (G)faded and there's no boots upon my (Am)feet And I'm pulling worms out (G)of the mud 'Cause there's nothing else to (Am)eat And the (G)rebs can't even (Am)feed there own So (G)there's no way they can (E)fill the (Am)bellies of the (C)Yankees (G)Starving in Anderson(Am)ville Some (G)men are born to (Am)preach God's word (G)Some men are born to (E)kill And I (Am)guess that I was (C)only born To (G)die in Anderson(Am)ville (G) (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 wind, or the (Am)rain And I'm (G)too damn weak to stand (Am)up at all So I (G)just lay quiet and (E)still And they can (Am)bury me in the (C)hole I dug When I (G)die in Anderson(Am)ville Some (G)men are born to (Am)preach God's word (G)Some men are born to (E)kill And I (Am)guess that I was (C)only born To (G)die in Anderson(Am)ville (G) (Am) [(G)(Am)(G)(Am)(G)(E] [)(Am)] [(C)] [(G)] [(Am)] I dream the same dream (G)every night Of a woman that I've never (Am)known She's standing by a (G)warm fireside And she whispers that I've come (Am)home (G)Every morning (Am)when I wake I (G)pray someday that (E)she'll (Am)Lay a flower (C)on my grave When I (G)die in Anderson(Am)ville Some (G)men are born to (Am)preach God's word (G)Some men are born to (E)kill And I (Am)guess that I was (C)only born To (G)die in Anderson(Am)ville And I (Am)guess that I was (C)only born To (G)die in Anderson(Am)ville VIEW FONT SCROLL PRINT SEARCH x Normal Lyrics Chords Tabs ChordPro x Small Medium Large x Pause Start 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x Text color: Chord color: Chord grids:Images No Images Font size:XS S M L XL Page size:A4 Letter Save settings Print Preview variations - click chord images
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