{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1445485,"song":"Southern Soldier Boy","artist":"Kathy Mattea","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11256562-southern-soldier-boy-chords-by-kathy-mattea/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1445485?type=chord","rating":4.74221,"votes":9,"content":"Couldn't find any chords for this, so I made my own. It's pretty simple; someone \r\nwith more expertise could probably make it a lot prettier. Capo 2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBob Roebuck is my sweetheart's name[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe's off to the wars and gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's fighting for his Nannie dear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHis sword is buckled on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's fighting for his own true love[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis foes he does defy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe is the darling of my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy Southern soldier boy[/tab]\r\n\r\nOh if in battle he was slain\r\nI'm sure that I should die\r\nBut I'm sure he'll come again\r\nAnd cheer my weeping eye\r\n\r\nBut should he fall\r\nIn this our glorious cause\r\nHe still would be my joy\r\nFor many a sweetheart mourns the loss\r\nOf a Southern soldier boy\r\n\r\nI hope for the best\r\nAnd so do all\r\nWhose hopes are in the field\r\nI know that we shall win the day\r\nFor Southerns never yield\r\n\r\nAnd when we think\r\nOf those who are away\r\nWe'll look above for joy\r\nAnd I'm mighty glad\r\nThat my Bobby is\r\nA Southern soldier boy","plain_text":"Couldn't find any chords for this, so I made my own. It's pretty simple; someone \nwith more expertise could probably make it a lot prettier. Capo 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOh if in battle he was slain\nI'm sure that I should die\nBut I'm sure he'll come again\nAnd cheer my weeping eye\n\nBut should he fall\nIn this our glorious cause\nHe still would be my joy\nFor many a sweetheart mourns the loss\nOf a Southern soldier boy\n\nI hope for the best\nAnd so do all\nWhose hopes are in the field\nI know that we shall win the day\nFor Southerns never yield\n\nAnd when we think\nOf those who are away\nWe'll look above for joy\nAnd I'm mighty glad\nThat my Bobby is\nA Southern soldier boy","chords":["Am","C","G","F","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}