Gone To Shiloh

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"Gone to Shiloh"
Music: Elton John
Words: Bernie Taupin
from the album "The Union" (2010)
Dm
Key:
*Note - "/x" indicates a passing tone between chords
[Intro]
Bb C/Bb F/A Bb Gm A/G Dm
Dm Bb G/B Csus C
Dm C Bb
/
Dm C Bb
/
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb
/
Luther left us first light Friday morning
Dm C Bb
/
Little Dan and Becky waved goodbye
Gm
They're gonna have to share the weight together
E A Dm C
Idle hands will see a good farm slowly die
[Chorus]
Bb F
Gone to Shiloh for the Union
C C#dim Dm C
Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
Bb F Am/E Dm
Gone to Shiloh; hope springs eternal
A Dm
When flags and bullets start to fly
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb
/
April's come and the air smells fresh with rain
Dm C Bb
/
They watched his shadow fade around the bend
Gm
He's headed for a different kind of thunder
E A Dm
And the stunned surprise in the eyes of dying men
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Dm C Bb
/
The old black rooster sang him down that dirt road
Dm C Bb
/
His step seemed bold, his manner fancy-free
Gm
I pray we see him alive and well in the fall here
E A Dm
Than that God-forsaken place in Tennessee
[Repeat Chorus}
[Bridge]
G/B GmBb
/
After all of this, if we should prevail
G/B A Dm
Heaven help the South when Sherman comes their way
[Outro]
Dm C Bb
/
Dm C Bb
/
Dm
Chorded by Elliot Malpass

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"Gone to Shiloh"
Music: Elton John
Words: Bernie Taupin
from the album "The Union" (2010)
Key: Dm
*Note - "/x" indicates a passing tone between chords
[Intro]
Bb   C/Bb   F/A   Bb   Gm   A/G   Dm
Dm   Bb   G/B   Csus   C
Dm   /C   Bb
Dm   /C   Bb
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Repeat Chorus}
[Bridge]
[Outro]
Dm   /C   Bb
Dm   /C   Bb
Dm
Chorded by Elliot Malpass

Gone To Shiloh Chords by Elton John

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