{"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":1725270,"song":"Laughlin Boy","artist":"Tracy Grammer","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11367035-laughlin-boy-chords-by-tracy-grammer/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1725270?type=chord","rating":0.04218,"votes":0,"content":"Tracy Grammer - Laughlin Boy\r\n\r\n\r\n## NOTE: This song is mostly just a G chord all the way through ##\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nHave you heard many a story\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTold by old and young with joy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbout the faithful deed of daring[/tab]\r\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\r\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Laughlin boy was a boy of honour\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he loved Virginia well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut he would not fire a rifle[/tab]\r\nSo he sat in an cold jail cell\r\nSo he sat in an cold jail cell\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWell, he was pierced and he was beaten\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nForty strips he gladly bore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut he would not serve the devil[/tab]\r\nIn that awful Civil War\r\nIn that awful Civil War\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNow, twelve grey soldiers stood before him\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd they aimed their rifles true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe prayed Lord, \"Oh please forgive them[/tab]\r\nFor they know not what they do\r\nFor they know not what they do\"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWell, those young soldiers would not fire\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey defied the General's plan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo the army changed his sentence[/tab]\r\nWho could murder such a man? \r\nWho could murder such a man?\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThey hauled him far away to Richmond\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFar away from his kids and wife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere, pneumonia racked his body[/tab]\r\nThat good man soon lost his life\r\nThat good man soon lost his life\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNow his wife is sadly weeping\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSeven children wonder why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nLord, it seems that truth and honour[/tab]\r\nSure can come at an awful price\r\nSure can come at an awful price\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\nListen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOh, have you heard many a story\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTold by old and young with joy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAbout the fateful deed of daring[/tab]\r\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\r\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\nListen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\nListen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWon't you listen to me, children, well I would not lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nListen to me, children (listen to me, children)\r\nListen to me, children (listen to me, children)\r\nListen to me, children (listen to me, children)\r\nOh, listen to me, children","plain_text":"Tracy Grammer - Laughlin Boy\n\n\n## NOTE: This song is mostly just a G chord all the way through ##\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\nINTRO: G\n\nHave you heard many a story\n\n\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\n\n\n\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\n\n\n\nThe Laughlin boy was a boy of honour\n\n\nSo he sat in an cold jail cell\nSo he sat in an cold jail cell\n\n\n\nWell, he was pierced and he was beaten\n\n\nIn that awful Civil War\nIn that awful Civil War\n\n\n\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\n\n\n\nNow, twelve grey soldiers stood before him\n\n\nFor they know not what they do\nFor they know not what they do\"\n\n\n\nWell, those young soldiers would not fire\n\n\nWho could murder such a man? \nWho could murder such a man?\n\n\n\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\nListen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\n\n\n\nThey hauled him far away to Richmond\n\n\nThat good man soon lost his life\nThat good man soon lost his life\n\n\n\nNow his wife is sadly weeping\n\n\nSure can come at an awful price\nSure can come at an awful price\n\n\n\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\nListen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\n\n\n\nOh, have you heard many a story\n\n\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\nThat was done by the Laughlin boy\n\n\n\nYeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\nListen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\nListen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie\n\n\n\n\nListen to me, children (listen to me, children)\nListen to me, children (listen to me, children)\nListen to me, children (listen to me, children)\nOh, listen to me, children","chords":["G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}