intro: E,A,D,G,B,E
G C
I turned 17 in '63 on a battle feild in Tennessee.
G D
I did what I was told do an never questioned why,
G
until in Dixburg on some farmers land,
C
so close that we fought hand in hand
G D G
I met a rebel boy, but spared his life
C D
In another place another time
G
you mighthave been a freind of mine.
C D G
There'd be no bloody feilds no screams of pain
C D
And i have too wonder what could be,
G
if it came down to you an me.
C D G
If i wore dodden blue or union gray
bridge: play the verse chords while someone
picks out the song{G,C,G,D,G,C,G,D,G}
verse:
G
He was 17 and dressed in grey, and
C
I could tell that in so many ways,
G D
we had a lot in common underneath that uniform.
G
In the day light we fought fearlessly,
C
in the dark we cried ourselves to sleep
G D G
longing for our mother's loving arms
repeat chorus
