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Capo: II
[INTRO]
Am C Em
[VERSE]
EmThe Yankee letter said that they'd be Gcomin' any day
And if we Amplanned on gettin' out alive we Cbest be on our way
Our Emtattered grey was torn between if Gwe should run or fight
But our AmSouthern pride swelled up inside as we Cdug in for the B7night
Then we Gheard a rider callin', "They're Dcomin' down the road!"
And the Emfirey flash of twenty-pounders Cstarted to explode
GTried our best to stop them but our Gefforts G/F#were in Emvain
In the Cdistance you could hear the sound of Dixie's last reGfrain
[CHORUS]
They're Gburnin' G/F#Georgia Emdown
 CThose devils dressed in Gblue
They Gtook the G/F#higher Emground
 CDying's all we can Gdo
Atlanta's bound to Cfall
Smell the smoke and the Emcinder
They're burnin' Georgia Amdown
 CBut we never will surGrender
[INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS]
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C G C Em Am C Em
[VERSE]
EmSherman left Atlanta leading sixty Gthousand of his best
AmSpreading the destruction over C50 miles abreast
EmMarching to the sea, leavin' Gnothing in their path
AmFactories, farms, and churches; Cnothing spared their B7wrath
Oh GChristmas Day in '64, they Dcut off our supplies
And then they Emoffered Mr. Lincoln up SaCvannah as a prize
And Gthough our lines are broken; we Gfought on G/F#till the Emend
And Cpray someday we'll find a way to Dixie once aGgain
[CHORUS]
They're Gburnin' G/F#Georgia Emdown
 CThose devils dressed in Gblue
They Gtook the G/F#higher Emground
 CDying's all we can Gdo
Atlanta's bound to Cfall
Smell the smoke and the Emcinder
They're burnin' Georgia Amdown
 CBut we never will surGrender
They're burnin' Georgia Amdown
 CBut we never will surEmrender
[OUTRO]
Em A Em

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Burning Georgia Down

by Balsam Range

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Capo: II

[INTRO]

Am C Em

[VERSE]

Em G

The Yankee letter said that they'd be comin' any day

Am C

And if we planned on gettin' out alive we best be on our way

Em G

Our tattered grey was torn between if we should run or fight

Am C B7

But our Southern pride swelled up inside as we dug in for the night

G D

Then we heard a rider callin', "They're comin' down the road!"

Em C

And the firey flash of twenty-pounders started to explode

G G G/F# Em

Tried our best to stop them but our efforts were in vain

C G

In the distance you could hear the sound of Dixie's last refrain

[CHORUS]

G G/F# Em

They're burnin' Georgia down

C G

Those devils dressed in blue

G G/F# Em

They took the higher ground

C G

Dying's all we can do

Atlanta's bound to fall

Smell the smoke and the cinder

They're burnin' Georgia down

C G

But we never will surrender

[INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS]

G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C G C Em Am C Em

[VERSE]

Em G

Sherman left Atlanta leading sixty thousand of his best

Am C

Spreading the destruction over 50 miles abreast

Em G

Marching to the sea, leavin' nothing in their path

Am C B7

Factories, farms, and churches; nothing spared their wrath

G D

Oh Christmas Day in '64, they cut off our supplies

Em C

And then they offered Mr. Lincoln up Savannah as a prize

G G G/F# Em

And though our lines are broken; we fought on till the end

C G

And pray someday we'll find a way to Dixie once again

[CHORUS]

G G/F# Em

They're burnin' Georgia down

C G

Those devils dressed in blue

G G/F# Em

They took the higher ground

C G

Dying's all we can do

Atlanta's bound to fall

Smell the smoke and the cinder

They're burnin' Georgia down

C G

But we never will surrender

They're burnin' Georgia down

C Em

But we never will surrender

[OUTRO]

Em A Em

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