Key: C major
Verse 1
G
Dm
Oh the lilies were laid on the marble in
F
C
G
the field where the ancestors lay,
Dm
And the forest was dark and primeval but the
F
C
G
boughs seemed to cradle as they swayed,
F
C
G
And the church choir sang hallelujah,
F
C
G
and the vernal breeze whispered a sigh,
F
C
Watch the brethren all stand,
F
G
praise their God, raise your hand,
Bb
F
Tow the bell for the Rebel's
Bb
F
Verse 2
C
G
Dm
When the boots hit the dirt in formation
F
C
G
the mood was determined and bright,
F
C
G
watched the train carry troops to the fight,
F
C
G
But the generals died by assassins,
F
C
G
the battalions dispersed on the fly,
F
C
And they paid for their sins
F
G
with the blood of their kin,
Bb
F
C
Tow the bell for the Rebel's goodbye
Bb
F
Interlude 1
C
G
Dm
F
C
G
Dm
F
C
G
Verse 3
F
C
G
In the dark heathen barracks of failure where
F
C
G
the tormenters wait for the night,
F
C
F
And the sheltering sky hears their lost,
Bb
F
C
Tow the bell for the Rebel's goodbye
Outro 1
Bb
F
C
Bb
F
C
Bb
F
C
Bb
F
C
F
Bb
F
C
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ChordsG Dm F C Bb
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