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[Intro]
Am Dm E
Am F Am E Am
Am G Am G
Am F E Am
[Verse]
AmLeaving all behind
The award is to be found
Like a Fscene from a dream
And a Evision of heavenly Ammight
AmIn the cradle of this war, I know
And that's for sure
WFhen the battle's done:
TEhere can be only Amone
AmI am marchinGg against Cevil
EMay the Lord be on our Amside
[Chorus]
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wilAml
AmWe shall dEie in GettysbAmurg
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wiAmll
AmPeople wiEll cry at GettysbAmurg
C
[Verse]
AmThis inferno turned me blind
There was fire and smoke all around
FDead bodies and blood everywhere
EIn this unholy groundAm  
AmNow the future is no more
We're all lost to this vicious whore
When the victoryF's won
EI'm a fatherless Amson
AmWe went out Gto fight for Cglory
EOnly one of us came Amhome
[Chorus]
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wilAml
AmWe shall dEie in GettysAmburg
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wiAmll
AmPeople wiEll cry over GettysbAmurg
[Solo]
C F Am G Dm F Dm E
C E
G Dm C E C Am
Am E  G E F Am
Am E Am Dm Em
Am F Am E Am
[Verse]
AmI siGt here on my porch
CAs an old and lonely man
Sometimes I recEall
When terror struck tAmhe land
Was it righGt to go to arms
CTo defend the freedom rights
I am surEe or else I've lived upon a lAmie
[Chorus]
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wilAml
AmWe shall dEie in GettysbAmurg
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wiAmll
AmPeople wiEll cry over GettysbAmurg
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wilAml
AmWe shall dEie in GettysAmburg
AmReady to fiDmght; fire at wiAmll
AmPeople wiEll cry over GettysbAmurg

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Gettysburg

by Civil War

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Dm E

Am F Am E Am

Am G Am G

Am F E Am

[Verse]

Leaving all behind

The award is to be found

Like a scene from a dream

E Am

And a vision of heavenly might

In the cradle of this war, I know

And that's for sure

When the battle's done:

E Am

There can be only one

Am G C

I am marching against evil

E Am

May the Lord be on our side

[Chorus]

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

We shall die in Gettysburg

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

People will cry at Gettysburg

[Verse]

This inferno turned me blind

There was fire and smoke all around

Dead bodies and blood everywhere

E Am

In this unholy ground

Now the future is no more

We're all lost to this vicious whore

When the victory's won

E Am

I'm a fatherless son

Am G C

We went out to fight for glory

E Am

Only one of us came home

[Chorus]

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

We shall die in Gettysburg

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

People will cry over Gettysburg

[Solo]

C F Am G Dm F Dm E

C E

G Dm C E C Am

Am E G E F Am

Am E Am Dm Em

Am F Am E Am

[Verse]

Am G

I sit here on my porch

As an old and lonely man

Sometimes I recall

When terror struck the land

Was it right to go to arms

To defend the freedom rights

E Am

I am sure or else I've lived upon a lie

[Chorus]

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

We shall die in Gettysburg

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

People will cry over Gettysburg

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

We shall die in Gettysburg

Am Dm Am

Ready to fight; fire at will

Am E Am

People will cry over Gettysburg

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