D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) F#m7From (131141@2)this day on, I own my father's gun. Bm (x24432@1) Bm/A (x04440@1) GI (320003@1)dug his shallow grave beneath the sun. A (x02220@1) F#/Bb Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) GI (320003@1)lay his broken body down beneath the southern land. C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) A7It (x02020@1)wouldn't do to bury him where any Yankee stands. D (xx0232@1) G?D F#m7I'll (131141@2)take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain. Bm (x24432@1) Bm/A (x04440@1) GTo (320003@1)wear the color of the greys and join the fight again. A (x02220@1) F#/Bb Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) GI'll (320003@1)not rest until I know the cause is fought and won. C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) CFrom (x32010@1)this day on, until I die, I'll wear my father's gun. F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1) Amsus G (320003@1)I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight. F#7 (242352@1) Bm (x24432@1) Amsus GTo (320003@1)New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright. E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) F#/Bb F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1)AmCause (x02210@1)there's fighting there and the company needs men, G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) C/DSo (x5555x@1)slip us a rope and sail on around the bend. D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) F#m7As (131141@2)soon as this is over, we'll go home. Bm (x24432@1) Bm/A (x04440@1) GTo (320003@1)plant the seeds of justice in our bones. A (x02220@1) F#/Bb Bm (x24432@1) D/A (x00232@1) GTo (320003@1)watch the children growing, and see the women sewing. C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) DThere'll (xx0232@1)be laughter when the bells of freedom ring. F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1) Amsus G (320003@1)I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight. F#7 (242352@1) Bm (x24432@1) Amsus GTo (320003@1)New Orleans, well, that's just fine, alright. E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) F#/Bb F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1)AmCause (x02210@1)there's fighting there and the company needs men, G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) C/DSo (x5555x@1)slip us a rope and sail on around the bend.
