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“Missionary Ridge”
By Shovels and Rope
‘Little Seeds’
Capo on 4th
[INTRO]
Am
[VERSE]
It was a Amfaction of the Army of the Cumberland, the 15th Army CCorp
Just a Gfew years back were a bunch of boys that never left home beAmfore
But the Dmshame of ChickaAmmauga, so Ghungry they could almost Cdie
WithGout any order from the General, they clamored up the mountain Amside
GClamored up the mountain Amside
[CHORUS]
CDon't go whistling AmDixie on GMissionary CRidge
Don't Gcall to arms those poltergeists, open up the casket Amlid
You'll Cwake those boys to Amwander aGmong the old carCnage
So Gdon't go whistling Dixie on Missionary AmRidge
G Am G Am
[VERSE]
On the Am25th of November it happened in the broad dayClight
Gazing Gdown on Chattanooga, Bragg could not foresee the Amfight
OutDmnumbered by the blue coats Am2-to-1, he Gtucked his tail to Cflee
The GUnion broke the Confederate line and marched out to the Amsea
GMarched out to the Amsea
[CHORUS]
CDon't go whistling AmDixie on GMissionary CRidge
Don't Gcall to arms those poltergeists, open up the casket Amlid
You'll Cwake those boys to Amwander aGmong the old carCnage
So Gdon't go whistling Dixie on Missionary AmRidge
[SOLO]
G Am G Am
G Am G Am
[VERSE]
In the Fstillness of the morning, when you Gbreath that mountain Cair
The Gchill that you will feel, reminds you what happened Amthere
When the Flight drips down the mountain, and the Gfog lifts from its Cface
The Gdarkness of that memory lies buried in a sunny pAmlace
[CHORUS]
CDon't go whistling AmDixie on GMissionary CRidge
Don't Gcall to arms those poltergeists, open up the casket Amlid
You'll Cwake those boys to Amwander aGmong the old carCnage
So Gdon't go whistling Dixie on Missionary AmRidge
[Outro]
G Am G Am

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Missionary Ridge

by Shovels & Rope

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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“Missionary Ridge”

By Shovels and Rope

‘Little Seeds’

Capo on 4th

[INTRO]

[VERSE]

Am C

It was a faction of the Army of the Cumberland, the 15th Army Corp

G Am

Just a few years back were a bunch of boys that never left home before

Dm Am G C

But the shame of Chickamauga, so hungry they could almost die

G Am

Without any order from the General, they clamored up the mountain side

G Am

Clamored up the mountain side

[CHORUS]

C Am G C

Don't go whistling Dixie on Missionary Ridge

G Am

Don't call to arms those poltergeists, open up the casket lid

C Am G C

You'll wake those boys to wander among the old carnage

G Am

So don't go whistling Dixie on Missionary Ridge

G Am G Am

[VERSE]

Am C

On the 25th of November it happened in the broad daylight

G Am

Gazing down on Chattanooga, Bragg could not foresee the fight

Dm Am G C

Outnumbered by the blue coats 2-to-1, he tucked his tail to flee

G Am

The Union broke the Confederate line and marched out to the sea

G Am

Marched out to the sea

[CHORUS]

C Am G C

Don't go whistling Dixie on Missionary Ridge

G Am

Don't call to arms those poltergeists, open up the casket lid

C Am G C

You'll wake those boys to wander among the old carnage

G Am

So don't go whistling Dixie on Missionary Ridge

[SOLO]

G Am G Am

[VERSE]

F G C

In the stillness of the morning, when you breath that mountain air

G Am

The chill that you will feel, reminds you what happened there

F G C

When the light drips down the mountain, and the fog lifts from its face

G Am

The darkness of that memory lies buried in a sunny place

[CHORUS]

C Am G C

Don't go whistling Dixie on Missionary Ridge

G Am

Don't call to arms those poltergeists, open up the casket lid

C Am G C

You'll wake those boys to wander among the old carnage

G Am

So don't go whistling Dixie on Missionary Ridge

[Outro]

G Am G Am

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