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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro] G D C G/B Am G D C [Verse 1]
GBorn up on the DBlue Ridge at the CCarG/BolinaAm line GBaptized on the bDanks of the new riCver GBrought up on Dbluegrass and cGlear moonCshine He was Gtough as iron but a Dheart soft as CleatG/Bher Am
[Chorus]
GLevi C G/B Am Lord Lord DLord they shot him Gdown C G/B AmTen thousand Dmiles from a southern tGown C G/B Amoh Doh LGevi C G/B Am D
[Verse 2]
GLike a fire on the Dmountain, running Cwild in G/Bthose dAmays Playing Gknights of the golden Dhorseshoe and CIndian raids Now it's Gparachutes and Dcombat boots and Gcamouflaged airCplanes And a Gcountry boy who Ddon't belong in the CdesertG/B anywAmay
[Chorus]
GLevi C G/B Am Lord Lord DLord they shot him Gdown C G/B AmTen thousand Dmiles from a southern tGown C G/B Amoh Doh LGevi C G/B Am D
[Solo] G D C G/B Am G D C G D Am C G D C G/B Am [Bridge]
BmWell, the sand box sure gets lonesome and it's a Emhundred and nine degrees Singing Bmcarry me back to Virginia, Lord I'm Cdown here on my Dknees
[Verse 3]
In the Gmarket square while the Dbells were ringing Cloud to G/Bfill theAm air GLevi gazed his Deyes out through the Crocket glare Beyond the dGesert and the Docean to the fGurthest fields of Chome And when the Gbullets pierced his Dbody he was CalreadyG/B gonAme
[Chorus]
GLevi C G/B Am Lord Lord DLord they shot him Gdown C G/B AmTen thousand Dmiles from a southern tGown C G/B Amoh Doh LGevi C G/B AmLord Lord DLord they shot him Gdown C G/B oh oAmh LeDvi C G/Boh oAmh LeDvi
(Strum with a bluegrass country swing...)