Chords for Carolina Blue - Simon Crutchfield's Grave

_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Well [A] I remember [Bm] very well [G] the tale my daddy [D] used to tell
[G] About a old [D] Simon, a shield and [A] a friend
[B] _ Now [D] Mary was [Bm] his pretty wife
[G] And they loved [D] every breath of life
[G] For did it go [A] well in your [D] head
_ Now Simon cleared [Bm] a cloud of fears
[G] And Mary took [A] their leave
[G] Proud again [A] did not alone _
_ _ [B] And no one knew exactly when
[G] The episode [Bm] came to an end
[G] They only knew [A] of Simon
[Dm] _
[D] _ Mary [B] cried, Mary, [G] Mary
You should [D] be _ ashamed
Get on your knees and pray your soul [A] to save
Ride [Bm] it hard, ride it harder
[G] If the devil is [D] to blame
_ [G] Why can't you drive [C#m] by Simon, crush [D] him and blame _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ In the year of [Bm] 1864
[G] A blizzard came [D] across the home
[G]
All the [D] roofs of the house were [A] set
_ And [D] the only [Bm] way to get there
[G] Was a winding [D] road to the well
[G] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ Now some folks [Bm] say that they were [G] there
At least six [D] months or more
[G]
Before it all first happened
[A] _ _ _ [D] And they claim they [Bm] wrote their [G] epitaph
_ [D] _ [G] Just as it [A] rains today on the [D] lawn
_ Mary [Bm]
cried, Mary, Mary
[G] Here [D] lies Mary crying _
[G] For she [D] betrayed a love [A] that Simon gave
[B] Ride it hard, ride it harder
[G] Here lies, [D] ride it harder
_ _ Cause they couldn't drive by Simon, crush Hills Grey
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _