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Atlantas Burning Down

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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
I leBft my home in GeoArgia
In May of siExty-three
Traveled to VirgAinia
To fiBght for General ELee
But I can't fiAght this moF#mrnin'A  
I musBt be souEthward bound
My Jenny's in AtlAanta
And AtlBanta's burnEin' down
Heeeeeey  HeF#meey   Yeah
OoooC#mhhhh  Ahhh  Ahhh
   A E
[Verse 2]
From Gettysburg to RicAhmondF#m  
OhAhh BI fought long and hEard
Far away in GeoArgiaF#m  
SherAman's in mBy own backEyard
So I'm leavin' here this moC#mrnin'G#m  
AEven iBf they shoEot me downC#m  
My JeBmnny's in AAtlanF#mta
AAnd AtlBanta's buErnin' down
[Chorus]
Atlanta's burnin' doC#mwnG#m  
OAh AtlaBnta's buErnin' doG#wnC#m  
JenEny's in AtlAantaF#m  
AnAd AtlBanta's burEnin' down
[Instrumental Break]
F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m A B
[Chorus] X2
Atlanta's buC#mrnin' doG#mwn
OAh, AtlBanta's burnin' doEwnB  C#m  
JenEny's in AtlAantaF#m  
AAnd AtlBanta's burnin' doEwn
[Outro]
E G#

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Atlantas Burning Down

by Dickey Betts

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

G#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

B A

I left my home in Georgia

In May of sixty-three

Traveled to Virginia

B E

To fight for General Lee

A F#m A

But I can't fight this mornin'

B E

I must be southward bound

My Jenny's in Atlanta

B E

And Atlanta's burnin' down

F#m

Heeeeeey Heeey Yeah

C#m

Oooohhhh Ahhh Ahhh

A E

[Verse 2]

A F#m

From Gettysburg to Richmond

A B E

Ohhh I fought long and hard

A F#m

Far away in Georgia

A B E

Sherman's in my own backyard

C#m G#m

So I'm leavin' here this mornin'

A B E C#m

Even if they shoot me down

Bm A F#m

My Jenny's in Atlanta

A B E

And Atlanta's burnin' down

[Chorus]

C#m G#m

Atlanta's burnin' down

A B E G# C#m

Oh Atlanta's burnin' down

E A F#m

Jenny's in Atlanta

A B E

And Atlanta's burnin' down

[Instrumental Break]

F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m A B

[Chorus] X2

C#m G#m

Atlanta's burnin' down

A B E B C#m

Oh, Atlanta's burnin' down

E A F#m

Jenny's in Atlanta

A B E

And Atlanta's burnin' down

[Outro]

E G#

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