England Dan & John Ford Coley - Matthew

^AmMatthew crossed the ^Criver on his ^Fhorse Said, "^DmThis bullet i^Bbn my side is get^Gting wor^Amse" Called in to ^Cfight without a ^Fchoice We were ^Dmjust too weak to m^Bbove We got ^Gnothing left to prove

And ^CI, ^GI, ^AmI just ^Cwant to go ^Fhome ^GMartha's alone And ^CI, ^GI, ^AmI just ^Cwant to go ^Fhome I've been ^Emgone too long, too ^Amlong ^{D Am D}

^AmFever started ^Cdragging Matthew ^Fdown And I ^Dmhope we find a ^Bbdoctor or a ^Gtown To^Amday we left good ^Cpeople on the ^Fground They were ^Dmjust too weak to ^Bbmove We got ^Gnothing left to prove

And ^CI, ^GI, ^AmI just ^Cwant to go ^Fhome ^GMartha's alone And ^CI, ^GI, ^AmI just ^Cwant to go ^Fhome I've been ^Emgone too long, too ^Amlong ^A

Well they ^Dmhit us in the ^Bbmorning And ^Fcannon balls made us all go ^Cdown ^G They ^Dmhit us in the ^Bbmorning And the ^Fcannon balls scared us half to ^Cdeath Never felt so ^Esc^E7are^Amd__

^AmI have seen ^Call that I can ^Fstand And the ^Dmcotton's burning ^Bbblack throughout our ^Gland ^Am Had Matthew ^Cbeen a wiser ^Fman We were ^Dmjust too weak to ^Bbmove We got ^Gnothing left to prove

And ^CI, ^GI, ^AmI just ^Cwant to go ^Fhome ^GMartha's alone And ^CI, ^GI, ^AmI just ^Cwant to go ^Fhome I've been ^Emgone too long, too ^Amlong ^{D Am D Am D Am}