Dave Alvin - Andersonville guitar chord

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