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[Intro]
E  E7  Em7  C  D  E7  Em7  C  D  E
[Verse]
He was just a blue eyed DBoston boy
His voice was Alow with pain
I'll Edo your bidding comrade Dmine
If I ride back aAgain
But if Eyou ride on and I should Afall
You'll do as much for Eme
Mother at Ahome is awaiting the Dnews
So write her EtenderAly
[Verse]
She is Ewaiting at home like a Dpatient saint
Her fond face Apale with woe
Her Eheart will be broken when DI am dead
I'll see her face no Amore
Just Ethen the order Acame to charge
For a moment hand touched Ehand
They answered "AAye" and away they Drode
That Ebrave and devoted Aband
[Verse]
Straight Eway was the course to the Dtop of the hill
And the rebels with Ashot and shell
Ploughed Efurrows of death through the Dtoiling ranks
And guarded them as they Afell
There Esoon came a horrible Adying sound
From the heights they could not Egain
And Athose that doom and Ddeath had spared
Rode Eslowly back aAgain
[Verse]
But aEmong the dead at the Dtop of the hill
Was the Aboy with the golden hair
And the Etall dark man that Drode by his side
Lay still beside him Athere
There was Eno one to write to his Ablue-eyed girl
The words that her lover had Esaid
And Amother at home is aDwaiting the news
She'll Eonly find he's Adead
While Amother at home is aDwaiting the news
She'll Eonly find he's Adead

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Blue-Eyed Boston Boy

by Mark Erelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

[Intro]

E E7 Em7 C D E7 Em7 C D E

[Verse]

He was just a blue eyed Boston boy

His voice was low with pain

E D

I'll do your bidding comrade mine

If I ride back again

E A

But if you ride on and I should fall

You'll do as much for me

A D

Mother at home is awaiting the news

E A

So write her tenderly

[Verse]

E D

She is waiting at home like a patient saint

Her fond face pale with woe

E D

Her heart will be broken when I am dead

I'll see her face no more

E A

Just then the order came to charge

For a moment hand touched hand

A D

They answered "Aye" and away they rode

E A

That brave and devoted band

[Verse]

E D

Straight way was the course to the top of the hill

And the rebels with shot and shell

E D

Ploughed furrows of death through the toiling ranks

And guarded them as they fell

E A

There soon came a horrible dying sound

From the heights they could not gain

A D

And those that doom and death had spared

E A

Rode slowly back again

[Verse]

E D

But among the dead at the top of the hill

Was the boy with the golden hair

E D

And the tall dark man that rode by his side

Lay still beside him there

E A

There was no one to write to his blue-eyed girl

The words that her lover had said

A D

And mother at home is awaiting the news

E A

She'll only find he's dead

A D

While mother at home is awaiting the news

E A

She'll only find he's dead

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