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[Verse]
AmIn the spring of G'61 I kissed my mother good- Ambye
I put on a blue Guniform and I fought for Lincoln's Amside
'Til GI got caught by AmJohnny Reb
In the Gwoods near Chapel EHill
I Amwish to God he would have Ckilled me then
But he Gsent me to Anderson AmvilleG  Am  
My uniform is Gfaded and there's no boots upon my Amfeet
And I'm pulling worms out Gof the mud
'Cause there's nothing else to Ameat
And the Grebs can't even Amfeed there own
So Gthere's no way they can Efill the Ambellies of the CYankees
GStarving in Anderson Amville
Some Gmen are born to Ampreach God's word
GSome men are born to Ekill
And I Amguess that I was Conly born
To Gdie in Anderson AmvilleG  Am  
I dug a hole with my Gbare hands in the red Georgia Amclay
'Cause there ain't no shelter Gfrom the sun
Or the cold wind, or the Amrain
And I'm Gtoo damn weak to stand Amup at all
So I Gjust lay quiet and Estill
And they can Ambury me in the Chole I dug
When I Gdie in Anderson Amville
Some Gmen are born to Ampreach God's word
GSome men are born to Ekill
And I Amguess that I was Conly born
To Gdie in Anderson AmvilleG  Am  
[Instrumental]
G Am G Am G    Am C G Am
( E)
I dream the same dream Gevery night
Of a woman that I've never Amknown
She's standing by a Gwarm fireside
And she whispers that I've come Amhome
GEvery morning Amwhen I wake
I Gpray someday that Eshe'll
AmLay a flower Con my grave
When I Gdie in Anderson Amville
Some Gmen are born to Ampreach God's word
GSome men are born to Ekill
And I Amguess that I was Conly born
To Gdie in Anderson Amville
And I Amguess that I was Conly born
To Gdie in Anderson Amville

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Andersonville

by Dave Alvin

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[Verse]

Am G Am

In the spring of '61 I kissed my mother good- bye

G Am

I put on a blue uniform and I fought for Lincoln's side

G Am

'Til I got caught by Johnny Reb

G E

In the woods near Chapel Hill

Am C

I wish to God he would have killed me then

G Am G Am

But he sent me to Anderson ville

G Am

My uniform is faded and there's no boots upon my feet

And I'm pulling worms out of the mud

'Cause there's nothing else to eat

G Am

And the rebs can't even feed there own

G E Am C

So there's no way they can fill the bellies of the Yankees

G Am

Starving in Anderson ville

G Am

Some men are born to preach God's word

G E

Some men are born to kill

Am C

And I guess that I was only born

G Am G Am

To die in Anderson ville

G Am

I dug a hole with my bare hands in the red Georgia clay

'Cause there ain't no shelter from the sun

Or the cold wind, or the rain

G Am

And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all

G E

So I just lay quiet and still

Am C

And they can bury me in the hole I dug

G Am

When I die in Anderson ville

G Am

Some men are born to preach God's word

G E

Some men are born to kill

Am C

And I guess that I was only born

G Am G Am

To die in Anderson ville

[Instrumental]

G Am G Am G Am C G Am

( )

I dream the same dream every night

Of a woman that I've never known

She's standing by a warm fireside

And she whispers that I've come home

G Am

Every morning when I wake

G E

I pray someday that she'll

Am C

Lay a flower on my grave

G Am

When I die in Anderson ville

G Am

Some men are born to preach God's word

G E

Some men are born to kill

Am C

And I guess that I was only born

G Am

To die in Anderson ville

Am C

And I guess that I was only born

G Am

To die in Anderson ville

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