"Gone to Shiloh"
Music: Elton John
Words: Bernie Taupin
from the album "The Union" (2010)

Key: Dm

*Note - "/x" indicates a passing tone between chords

[Intro]

Bb (x1333x@1) C/Bb   F/A (x03211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Gm (355333@1) A/G (302220@1) Dm (xx0231@1)Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G/B (143121@7) Csus4 (x33010@1) C (x32010@1)Dm (xx0231@1) /C   Bb (x1333x@1)Dm (xx0231@1) /C   Bb (x1333x@1)[Verse 1]

Dm (xx0231@1)                         /C      BbLuther (x1333x@1)left us first light Friday morning
Dm (xx0231@1)                  /C     BbLittle (x1333x@1)Dan and Becky waved goodbye
               Gm (355333@1)                        
They're gonna have to share the weight together
E (022100@1)                     A (x02220@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)  CIdle (x32010@1)hands will see a good farm slowly die

[Chorus]

Bb (x1333x@1)                     FGone (133211@1)to Shiloh for the Union
               C (x32010@1)    C#dim (3423xx@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)   CShoulder (x32010@1)to shoulder, side by side
Bb (x1333x@1)              F (133211@1)  Am/E (x02210@1)  DmGone (xx0231@1)to Shiloh; hope springs eternal
       A (x02220@1)                      DmWhen (xx0231@1)flags and bullets start to fly

[Verse 2]

Dm (xx0231@1)                             /C         BbApril's (x1333x@1)come and the air smells fresh with rain
        Dm (xx0231@1)                   /C        BbThey (x1333x@1)watched his shadow fade around the bend
            Gm (355333@1)
He's headed for a different kind of thunder
           E (022100@1)                   A (x02220@1)          DmAnd (xx0231@1)the stunned surprise in the eyes of dying men

[Repeat Chorus]

[Verse 3]

Dm (xx0231@1)                        /C        BbThe (x1333x@1)old black rooster sang him down that dirt road
     Dm (xx0231@1)                         /C    BbHis (x1333x@1)step seemed bold, his manner fancy-free
           GmI (355333@1)pray we see him alive and well in the fall here
E (022100@1)                      A (x02220@1)       DmThan (xx0231@1)that God-forsaken place in Tennessee

[Repeat Chorus}

[Bridge]

G/B (143121@7)             Gm/Bb
After all of this, if we should prevail
G/B (143121@7)                         A (x02220@1)              DmHeaven (xx0231@1)help the South when Sherman comes their way

[Outro]

Dm (xx0231@1) /C   Bb (x1333x@1)Dm (xx0231@1) /C   Bb (x1333x@1)Dm (xx0231@1)Chorded by Elliot Malpass