Chords for American Civil War Music (Confederacy) - Southern Soldier
Tempo:
105.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[D] [G]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [D]
I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that [G] Yankee [Bm] soldier.
I'll kill that [D] Yankee soldier, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that Yankee soldier.
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
I'll bid farewell to my wife and [G] child, farewell to my aged [D] mother, I'll go and join in the bloody strife, till this screw [Em] war is [Bm] over, till this [D] screw war is over.
I'll go and [Bm] join in the bloody [D] strife, till this screw war is over.
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
If I am shot on the [G] battlefield, then I should [D] not recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for my [A] aged [G] mother, [Bm] oh care for my [D] aged mother, oh who will [Bm] protect my wife [D] and child, and care for my aged mother.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And if our Southern cause [G] is lost, and Southern rights [D] denied us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demand [Em] of [Bm] justice, for [D] our demand of justice, we'll be ground beneath [Bm] the tyrant's heel, [D] for our demand of justice.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Before the South shall bow [G] her head, before the tyrant's arm us, I'll give my [D] all to the Southern cause, and die in the [Em] Southern [Bm] Army, I'll [D] die in the Southern Army, I'll give my all to the Southern cause, and I'll die in the Southern Army.
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
If I must die for my homeland [G] land, my spirit will not [D] falter, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my [G] country's [Bm] altar, upon my country's [D] altar, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my country's altar.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And heaven be with us in the [G] strife, be with us Southern [D] soldier, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our [G] Southern [Bm] border, beyond our Southern [D] border, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our Southern border.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
So I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away with a firing line, to kill that Yankee soldier, I'll kill that Yankee soldier, I'll march away [Bm] with a firing [C] line, [D] and I'll kill that Yankee soldier.
[Dm] [G] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [G]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [D]
I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that [G] Yankee [Bm] soldier.
I'll kill that [D] Yankee soldier, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that Yankee soldier.
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
I'll bid farewell to my wife and [G] child, farewell to my aged [D] mother, I'll go and join in the bloody strife, till this screw [Em] war is [Bm] over, till this [D] screw war is over.
I'll go and [Bm] join in the bloody [D] strife, till this screw war is over.
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
If I am shot on the [G] battlefield, then I should [D] not recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for my [A] aged [G] mother, [Bm] oh care for my [D] aged mother, oh who will [Bm] protect my wife [D] and child, and care for my aged mother.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And if our Southern cause [G] is lost, and Southern rights [D] denied us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demand [Em] of [Bm] justice, for [D] our demand of justice, we'll be ground beneath [Bm] the tyrant's heel, [D] for our demand of justice.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
Before the South shall bow [G] her head, before the tyrant's arm us, I'll give my [D] all to the Southern cause, and die in the [Em] Southern [Bm] Army, I'll [D] die in the Southern Army, I'll give my all to the Southern cause, and I'll die in the Southern Army.
[G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[D]
If I must die for my homeland [G] land, my spirit will not [D] falter, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my [G] country's [Bm] altar, upon my country's [D] altar, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my country's altar.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And heaven be with us in the [G] strife, be with us Southern [D] soldier, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our [G] Southern [Bm] border, beyond our Southern [D] border, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our Southern border.
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
So I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away with a firing line, to kill that Yankee soldier, I'll kill that Yankee soldier, I'll march away [Bm] with a firing [C] line, [D] and I'll kill that Yankee soldier.
[Dm] [G] [D]
[A] [D]
Key:
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Em
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that [G] Yankee [Bm] soldier.
I'll kill that [D] Yankee soldier, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that Yankee soldier. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll bid farewell to my wife and [G] child, farewell to my aged [D] mother, I'll go and join in the bloody strife, till this screw [Em] war is [Bm] over, till this [D] screw war is over.
I'll go and [Bm] join in the bloody [D] strife, till this screw war is over. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
If I am shot on the [G] battlefield, then I should [D] not recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for my [A] aged [G] mother, [Bm] oh care for my [D] aged mother, oh who will [Bm] protect my wife [D] and child, and care for my aged mother. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if our Southern cause [G] is lost, and Southern rights [D] denied us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demand [Em] of [Bm] justice, for [D] our demand of justice, we'll be ground beneath [Bm] the tyrant's heel, [D] for our demand of justice. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Before the South shall bow [G] her head, before the tyrant's arm us, I'll give my [D] all to the Southern cause, and die in the [Em] Southern [Bm] Army, I'll [D] die in the Southern Army, I'll give my all to the Southern cause, and I'll die in the Southern Army. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If I must die for my homeland [G] land, my spirit will not [D] falter, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my [G] country's [Bm] altar, upon my country's [D] altar, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my country's altar. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And heaven be with us in the [G] strife, be with us Southern [D] soldier, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our [G] Southern [Bm] border, beyond our Southern [D] border, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our Southern border. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away with a firing line, to kill that Yankee soldier, I'll kill that Yankee soldier, I'll march away [Bm] with a firing _ [C] line, [D] _ and I'll kill that Yankee soldier.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that [G] Yankee [Bm] soldier.
I'll kill that [D] Yankee soldier, I'll march away to the firing line, and kill that Yankee soldier. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'll bid farewell to my wife and [G] child, farewell to my aged [D] mother, I'll go and join in the bloody strife, till this screw [Em] war is [Bm] over, till this [D] screw war is over.
I'll go and [Bm] join in the bloody [D] strife, till this screw war is over. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
If I am shot on the [G] battlefield, then I should [D] not recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for my [A] aged [G] mother, [Bm] oh care for my [D] aged mother, oh who will [Bm] protect my wife [D] and child, and care for my aged mother. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if our Southern cause [G] is lost, and Southern rights [D] denied us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demand [Em] of [Bm] justice, for [D] our demand of justice, we'll be ground beneath [Bm] the tyrant's heel, [D] for our demand of justice. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Before the South shall bow [G] her head, before the tyrant's arm us, I'll give my [D] all to the Southern cause, and die in the [Em] Southern [Bm] Army, I'll [D] die in the Southern Army, I'll give my all to the Southern cause, and I'll die in the Southern Army. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If I must die for my homeland [G] land, my spirit will not [D] falter, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my [G] country's [Bm] altar, upon my country's [D] altar, here's my heart and here's my hand, upon my country's altar. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And heaven be with us in the [G] strife, be with us Southern [D] soldier, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our [G] Southern [Bm] border, beyond our Southern [D] border, we'll drive that mercenary horde, beyond our Southern border. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So I'll place my knapsack on my [G] back, my rifle on [D] my shoulder, I'll march away with a firing line, to kill that Yankee soldier, I'll kill that Yankee soldier, I'll march away [Bm] with a firing _ [C] line, [D] _ and I'll kill that Yankee soldier.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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