G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)          
I was just a little boy in elementary school
G (320003@1)                  CEnglish (x32010@1)and Math and Science class
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)    GLearning (320003@1)the golden rule
G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)    
I learned how to add and how to subtract
       G (320003@1)          DHow (xx0232@1)to multiply and divide
G (320003@1)                      CI (x32010@1)learned about bugs and I learned about plants
      G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)      GAnd (320003@1)I learned how to read and write
G (320003@1)                   C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)                DBut (xx0232@1)my most favorite class of all was my last class of the day
G (320003@1)                           C (x32010@1)                  G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)  GWhen (320003@1)my history teacher would tell us tales of old times long gone away
G (320003@1)                          C (x32010@1)                         G (320003@1)        
I was amazed at the way she knew all the people and their names and the 
                Dplaces (xx0232@1)and the dates
        G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)
Because when I first learned about General Lee and his Thirteen rebel states.

:Tabbing:

G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)One day she came to school with a big brown grocery bag
G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1)               
She opened it up we all helped her hold her up
      G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)     GThis (320003@1)great big X-shaped flag
          G (320003@1)               C (x32010@1)                       G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)
She said "Class, now only a fool would tell you this flag is a symbol of hate
G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)           DIt (xx0232@1)represents the men who fought and died with pride for our Confederate 
Gstates (320003@1)
G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)                 G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)
Your assignment tonight, I want you to write, I want you to pretend
            G (320003@1)                  CThat (x32010@1)one of these brave men came back to life,
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)   GWhat (320003@1)would you say to him
          G (320003@1)                   C (x32010@1)                          G (320003@1)       
Well the school bell rang and I thought and I thought as the bus carried me 
       D (xx0232@1)across town
      G (320003@1)                  C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      GI (320003@1)got out my pencil and my notebook pad and this is what I wrote down

GI (320003@1)wrote

G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)         
Mr. Confederate man,
G (320003@1)         DI'd (xx0232@1)like to shake your hand
    G (320003@1)                  C (x32010@1)For giving your life for Dixieland
G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)        GMr. (320003@1)Confederate man,

The next day in history class, I put my paper on the teacher's desk
Then she called me up in front of everyone, 
because she said she liked mine the best
As I walked up to the head of the class, 
my teacher smiled and she nodded at me
Then I saw a tear roll down her cheek as I began to read

I read

Mr. Confederate man,
I'd like to shake your hand
For giving your life for Dixieland
Mr. Confederate man,

Played quiet:

I was at home reading through the news, just the other day
When I ran across my old teacher's name and I saw that she had passed away
With a bitter-sweet smile I looked up at my wall, a wrinkled paper and an 
old wood frame
Where underneath penciled words almost faded away, she had marked a great 
big red A
Plus

Mr. Confederate man,
I'd like to shake your hand
For giving your life for Dixieland
Mr. Confederate man,

I wrote

Mr. Confederate man,
I'd like to shake your hand
For giving your life for Dixieland
Mr. Confederate man...