andersonville chords by Dave Alvin

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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In the spring of '61 I kissed
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my mother good- bye
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I put on a blue uniform and I fought
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for Lincoln's side
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'Til I got caught by Johnny Reb
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In the woods near Chapel Hill
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I wish to God he would have
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killed me then
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But he sent  me to Anderson ville

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Verse 2
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My uniform is faded and there's no
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boots upon my feet
And I'm pulling worms
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out of the mud
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'Cause there's nothing else to eat
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And the rebs  can't
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even feed there own
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So there's no way they can fill
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the bellies of the Yankees
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Starving in Anderson ville

Verse 3
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Some men are born to preach
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God's word
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Some men are born to kill
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And I guess that I was only born
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To die in Ander son ville

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

Verse 5
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Some men are born to preach
God's word
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Some men are born to kill
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And I guess that I was only
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born
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To die in Anderson ville

Verse 6
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I dream the same dream every night
Of a woman that I've nev
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er  known
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She's standing by a warm fireside
And she whispers that I've
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come home
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Every morning when I wake
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I pray someday that she'll
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Lay a flower on my grave
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When I die in Anderson ville

Verse 7
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Some men are born to preach
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God's word
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Some men are born to kill
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And I guess that I was only born
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To die in Anderson ville
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And I guess that I was only born
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To die in Anderson ville