Intro: G. D. C. Am. ( walk down C5 to A5 throughout song) G. D. C. A5 Born up on the Blue Ridge at the Carolina line G. D. C5 Baptized on the banks of the New River G. D. C. A5 Brought up on the bluegrass, and clear moon shine G. D. C5 Tough as iron, but a heart as soft as leather G. C. Am. D. G5 Levi, lord, lord, lord the shot him down C5 - Am. D. G5 10,000 miles from a southern town C5 - Am. D. G5 Oh Levi G. D. C. A5 Like fire on a mountain, running wild in those days G. D. C5 Playing knights of the golden horse shoe and Indian raids G. D. C. A5 Now it's parachutes and combat boots and camouflaged airplanes G. D. C5 And a country boy who don't belong in the desert anyway G. C. Am. D. G5 Levi, lord, lord, lord the shot him down C5 - Am. D. G5 10,000 miles from a southern town C5 - Am. D. G5 Oh Levi B5 Well the sand box sure gets lonesome E5 Ands 109 degrees B5 Singing carry me back to Virginia C5 Lord I'm down here on my knees G. D. C. A5 In a market square where the bells were ringing loud to fill the air G. D. C5 Levi gazed his eyes out to the rocket glare G. D. C. A5 Beyond the desert and the ocean, to the farthest fields of home G. D. C5 And when the bullets pierced his body he was already gone G. C. Am. D. G5 Levi, lord, lord, lord the shot him down C5 - Am. D. G5 10,000 miles from a southern town C5 - Am. D. G5 Oh Levi