Chords for Willy Tea from The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit - Chickamauga

I wrote this song thinking about my little nephew was going [A] off to the Marines years [D] back
_ [F] when the heavy shit was going down _ _ and he used to crawl all around me in his underwear and he was
just a little guy and then he was off to war _ so I thought about _ _ him going and doing that and
all the other _ young men _ out doing [Gm] it and I was talking, I happened to be talking about the civil
war so I have this song _ it's called [G] Chickamauga which was the river [F] of death _ _ _ _ _
yeah I love you _ _ _
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Down by [Bb] this creek side [F] is as far as I'll be [C] going _ [F] laying halfway [Bb] in the water I can
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feel the water [C] flowing [F] feel my heart [Bb] pounding and [F] I'm blinded by [C] the smoke
[F] but I swear I [Bb] see you coming my [F]
way and you're [C] bold and [D] you pick me up [Bb] and we roll down [F] together
_ _ _ _ [D] you pick me up [Bb] and we roll side by [F]
side _ _ _ [D] I'm turning the [Bb] waters red here at [F]
Chickamauga
_ _ _ and it's [Dm] time that [C] this young man [F] don't die your _ _ _ skin [Bb] was the _ [F] softest thing I [C] ever know
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face [Bb] was the prettiest [F]
one in [C] Ohio _ [F] your tears fell and mingled _ pouring [C] down rain you [F] were my first
[Bb] kiss my last kiss [F] then hopped on [C] that train off [Dm] to DC [Bb] with the boys that go out [F] fighting
_ _ _ _ [D] little Sam and old [Bb] Charlie Watson by my [F]
side _ _ _ [Dm] couldn't wait to be [Bb] absorbed in all that [F] glory
_ _ _ _ [D] we were too young and [C] we were too swift [F] to die _ _ _ _ _
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I kept all [Bb] your letters right [F]
next to my heart [C] _ _ [F] I read them [Bb] every day and I could [F]
sing them in [C] the
dark _ [F] but your picture [Bb] my darling I _ [F]
lost a while [C] back with [F] little Sam and [Bb] old Charlie boy
[F] the liberty _ [C] gap all that [Dm] hit they took I [Bb] just can't [F] describe it _ _ _ I was the lucky one I [Bb] was
fighting right by [F] their side _ _ _ [D] so I took [Bb] Chuck's boots that's how [F] he wanted it [Dm] _ _ and I put them [C] on
and I walked away and [F] I cried _ _ _ _ the sun [Bb] is shining all [F] I feel is your [C] smile _ [F]
strength that [Bb] it gave me
[F] every inch [C] every mile _ [F] _
clear [Bb] blue water and [F]
clear blue [C] sky [F] for a second [Bb] it was almost as [F]
pretty as
[C] I seen that [Dm] smoke came right [Bb] after my ears [F] filled with thunder _ _ _ [D] saw the tales of [Bb] brave men
tuck [F] right under and _ [Dm] I knew I'd never [Bb] see you [F] Boletian's daughter _ _ [Dm] _ his water [C] swept away with my
[F] heart _ _ _ _ and it's down by [Bb] this creek side [F] as far as I'll be [C] going _ _ [F]
laying halfway [G] in [Bb] the water I [F] can't
feel the [C] water flow [F] feel my heart [Bb] pounding and I'm [F] blinded by [C] the smoke [F] but I swear I [Bb] see you coming
[F] my way and you're [C] bold and [Dm] you pick me up [Bb] and we roll down [F] together _ _ _ yeah you pick me up and we
[Bb] roll side [Dm] by side _ _ _ well I'm turning the waters red here [Bb] Chickamauga [F] _
_ _ _ and [Dm] it's time that [C] this young
boy will [F] die _
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