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Tracy Grammer - Laughlin Boy
## NOTE: This song is mostly just a G chord all the way through ##
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO: G  
Have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with Djoy
AGbout the faithful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
The Laughlin boy was a boy of honour
And he loved Virginia Dwell
GBut he would not fire a rifle
So he sat in an cold jail cell
So he sat in an cold jail cell
Well, he was pierced and he was beaten
Forty strips he gladly bDore
GBut he would not serve the devil
In that awful Civil War
In that awful Civil War
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Now, twelve grey soldiers stood before him
And they aimed their rifles Dtrue
GHe prayed Lord, "Oh please forgive them
For they know not what they do
For they know not what they do"
Well, those young soldiers would not fire
They defied the General's Dplan
GSo the army changed his sentence
Who could murder such a man? 
Who could murder such a man?
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
They hauled him far away to Richmond
Far away from his kids and Dwife
GThere, pneumonia racked his body
That good man soon lost his life
That good man soon lost his life
Now his wife is sadly weeping
Seven children wonder Dwhy
GLord, it seems that truth and honour
Sure can come at an awful price
Sure can come at an awful price
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Oh, have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with Djoy
AGbout the fateful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy
Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Won't you listen to me, children, well I Dwould not Glie
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Oh, listen to me, children

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Laughlin Boy

by Tracy Grammer

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Tracy Grammer - Laughlin Boy

## NOTE: This song is mostly just a G chord all the way through ##

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO:

Have you heard many a story

Told by old and young with joy

About the faithful deed of daring

That was done by the Laughlin boy

Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

The Laughlin boy was a boy of honour

And he loved Virginia well

But he would not fire a rifle

So he sat in an cold jail cell

Well, he was pierced and he was beaten

Forty strips he gladly bore

But he would not serve the devil

In that awful Civil War

Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Now, twelve grey soldiers stood before him

And they aimed their rifles true

He prayed Lord, "Oh please forgive them

For they know not what they do

For they know not what they do"

Well, those young soldiers would not fire

They defied the General's plan

So the army changed his sentence

Who could murder such a man?

Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

They hauled him far away to Richmond

Far away from his kids and wife

There, pneumonia racked his body

That good man soon lost his life

Now his wife is sadly weeping

Seven children wonder why

Lord, it seems that truth and honour

Sure can come at an awful price

Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Oh, have you heard many a story

Told by old and young with joy

About the fateful deed of daring

That was done by the Laughlin boy

Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie

D G

Won't you listen to me, children, well I would not lie

Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)

Oh, listen to me, children

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