Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
F#m
E
A
E
Verse 1
G#m
C#m
Dug his shallow
B
Bm
grave beneath the sun
A
B
G#
I laid his broken body down
C#m
B
A
'low the Southern land
D
A
What I'd do to bury him
where any Yankee stands
B
Verse 2
E
A
I'll take my horse and I'll ride
G#m
C#m
the northern plain
B
G#
I will not rest until I know
C#m
B
A
the cause is fought and won
D
C#m
This day on until I die
B
Verse 3
G#
C#m
I'd like to know where the
B
A
riverboat sails tonight
C#m
B
A
that's just fine alright
B
G#
the company needs men
C#m
Bm
A
B
So slip us a rope and sail
Bsus4
B
E
around the bend
Interlude 1
Esus4
E
Verse 4
G#m
C#m
all go home
B
A
Plant the seeds of justice in our bones
B
G#
To watch the children growin'
C#m
B
A
and see the wo men sewin'
Verse 5
G#
C#m
I'd like to know where the
B
A
riverboat sails tonight
C#m
B
A
that's just fine alright
B
G#
the company needs men
C#m
Bm
A
B
Bsus4
Oh, slip us a rope and sail around
Interlude 2
Esus4
E
Esus4
E
Esus4
E
A
E
Verse 6
G#
C#m
B
I'd like to know where the
G#
C#m
B
I'd like to know where the
G#
C#m
B
I'd like to know where the ri
B
G#
the company needs men
C#m
Bm
A
Oh, slip us a rope and
Outro 1
E
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE F#m A G#m C#m...
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