The Southern Soldier Chords by Wayne Erbsen
Tempo:
97.7 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
A#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
I'll place my knapsack on my [F#] back, a rifle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the firing line, kill that [G#] Yankee soldier, [A#m] and kill the Yankee [C#] soldier.
I'll march away [A#m] to the firing [C#] line, kill that Yankee soldier.
[F#]
[C#]
I'll bid farewell to my wife and child, [F#] farewell to aged [C#] mother, I'll go and join the bloody strife, this cruel war is [G#] over, [A#m] till this cruel war is [C#] over, I'll go and [A#m] join the bloody [C#] strife, this cruel war is over.
[F#]
[C#]
If I am shot on the battlefield, [F#] and I should not [C#] recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for [G#] aged mother, [A#m] and care for aged [C#] mother, oh who will [A#m] protect my wife and [C#] child, and care for aged mother.
[F#]
[C#]
And if our southern cause is lost, [F#] and southern riots deny [C#] us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demands of [G#] justice, [A#m] for our demands of [C#] justice, we'll be ground beneath [A#m] the tyrant's [C#] heel, for our demands of justice.
[F#]
[C#]
Before the south shall bow their head, [F#] before the tyrant's harm [C#] us, I'll give my all to the southern cause, and die in the [G#] southern army, [A#m] and die in the southern [C#] army, I'll give my all [A#m] to the southern cause, [C#] and die in the southern army.
[F#]
[C#]
And if I must die for my homeland, [F#] my spirit will not [C#] falter, oh here's my heart and here's my head, upon my country's altar, [A#m] upon my country's [C#] altar, oh here's my [A#m] heart and here's my head, [C#] upon my country's altar.
[F#]
[C#]
I'll place my knap-clap on my, [F#] my ruffle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier, [A#m] I'll kill a Yankee [C#] soldier, I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier.
[C#]
I'll place my knapsack on my [F#] back, a rifle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the firing line, kill that [G#] Yankee soldier, [A#m] and kill the Yankee [C#] soldier.
I'll march away [A#m] to the firing [C#] line, kill that Yankee soldier.
[F#]
[C#]
I'll bid farewell to my wife and child, [F#] farewell to aged [C#] mother, I'll go and join the bloody strife, this cruel war is [G#] over, [A#m] till this cruel war is [C#] over, I'll go and [A#m] join the bloody [C#] strife, this cruel war is over.
[F#]
[C#]
If I am shot on the battlefield, [F#] and I should not [C#] recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for [G#] aged mother, [A#m] and care for aged [C#] mother, oh who will [A#m] protect my wife and [C#] child, and care for aged mother.
[F#]
[C#]
And if our southern cause is lost, [F#] and southern riots deny [C#] us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demands of [G#] justice, [A#m] for our demands of [C#] justice, we'll be ground beneath [A#m] the tyrant's [C#] heel, for our demands of justice.
[F#]
[C#]
Before the south shall bow their head, [F#] before the tyrant's harm [C#] us, I'll give my all to the southern cause, and die in the [G#] southern army, [A#m] and die in the southern [C#] army, I'll give my all [A#m] to the southern cause, [C#] and die in the southern army.
[F#]
[C#]
And if I must die for my homeland, [F#] my spirit will not [C#] falter, oh here's my heart and here's my head, upon my country's altar, [A#m] upon my country's [C#] altar, oh here's my [A#m] heart and here's my head, [C#] upon my country's altar.
[F#]
[C#]
I'll place my knap-clap on my, [F#] my ruffle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier, [A#m] I'll kill a Yankee [C#] soldier, I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier.
Key:
C#
F#
A#m
G#
C#
F#
A#m
G#
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'll place my knapsack on my [F#] back, a rifle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the firing line, kill that [G#] Yankee soldier, [A#m] and kill the Yankee [C#] soldier.
I'll march away [A#m] to the firing [C#] line, kill that Yankee soldier. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll bid farewell to my wife and child, [F#] farewell to aged [C#] mother, I'll go and join the bloody strife, this cruel war is [G#] over, [A#m] till this cruel war is [C#] over, I'll go and [A#m] join the bloody [C#] strife, this cruel war is over.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If I am shot on the battlefield, [F#] and I should not [C#] recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for [G#] aged mother, [A#m] and care for aged [C#] mother, oh who will [A#m] protect my wife and [C#] child, and care for aged mother. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And if our southern cause is lost, [F#] and southern riots deny [C#] us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demands of [G#] justice, [A#m] for our demands of [C#] justice, we'll be ground beneath [A#m] the tyrant's [C#] heel, for our demands of _ justice.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Before the south shall bow their head, [F#] before the tyrant's harm [C#] us, I'll give my all to the southern cause, and die in the [G#] southern army, [A#m] and die in the southern [C#] army, I'll give my all [A#m] to the southern cause, [C#] and die in the southern army. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And if I must die for my homeland, [F#] my spirit will not [C#] falter, oh here's my heart and here's my head, upon my country's altar, [A#m] upon my country's [C#] altar, oh here's my [A#m] heart and here's my head, [C#] upon my country's altar. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'll place my knap-clap on my, [F#] my ruffle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier, [A#m] I'll kill a Yankee [C#] soldier, I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'll place my knapsack on my [F#] back, a rifle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the firing line, kill that [G#] Yankee soldier, [A#m] and kill the Yankee [C#] soldier.
I'll march away [A#m] to the firing [C#] line, kill that Yankee soldier. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll bid farewell to my wife and child, [F#] farewell to aged [C#] mother, I'll go and join the bloody strife, this cruel war is [G#] over, [A#m] till this cruel war is [C#] over, I'll go and [A#m] join the bloody [C#] strife, this cruel war is over.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If I am shot on the battlefield, [F#] and I should not [C#] recover, oh who will protect my wife and child, and care for [G#] aged mother, [A#m] and care for aged [C#] mother, oh who will [A#m] protect my wife and [C#] child, and care for aged mother. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And if our southern cause is lost, [F#] and southern riots deny [C#] us, we'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heel, for our demands of [G#] justice, [A#m] for our demands of [C#] justice, we'll be ground beneath [A#m] the tyrant's [C#] heel, for our demands of _ justice.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Before the south shall bow their head, [F#] before the tyrant's harm [C#] us, I'll give my all to the southern cause, and die in the [G#] southern army, [A#m] and die in the southern [C#] army, I'll give my all [A#m] to the southern cause, [C#] and die in the southern army. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And if I must die for my homeland, [F#] my spirit will not [C#] falter, oh here's my heart and here's my head, upon my country's altar, [A#m] upon my country's [C#] altar, oh here's my [A#m] heart and here's my head, [C#] upon my country's altar. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'll place my knap-clap on my, [F#] my ruffle on my shoulder, [C#] I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier, [A#m] I'll kill a Yankee [C#] soldier, I'll march away to the fire and I'll kill a Yankee soldier. _ _ _
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