Dave Alvin - Andersonville

^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 ^Amville ^{G 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 ^Amville ^{G 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 ^Amville ^{G Am}

^G(E^Am ) ^{G Am G Am C G Am} 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