Rosanne Cash - When the master calls the roll

^GGirl with hair of flaming red^{G C}Seeking ^Gperfect ^Dlover ^GFor to ^Clie down on her ^Dfeather ^Embed Soft ^Csecrets to un^Dcover

^GMust be gentle, must be strong^G With ^Cdispo^Gsition ^Dsunny ^GJust as ^Cfaithful as the ^Dday is ^Emlong And ^Ccareful with his ^Dmoney

And ^Dso the open ^Cletter ^Gread The ^Cnews boy ^Gdid ^Ddeliver ^GThree months ^Clater plans were ^Dmade to ^Emwed Down ^Cby the King James ^Driver

^DLo, the season may ^Gcome ^DLo, the season may ^Ggo What ^Clove has joined ^Gtogether Will ^Gforever ^Gbe^F# made ^Emwhole When the ^CMaster calls the ^Groll

^DOh my darling ^Cwill you ^Gleave? ^CTake me ^Gto the ^Daltar I ^Gdon't have ^Cstrength to watch you ^Das you ^Emleave But my ^Clove will never ^Dfalter

^GOh, my darling Mary Anne^G The ^Cmarch to ^Gwar is ^Dcalling ^GSomewhere ^Cfar across these ^Dsouthern ^Emlands Are ^Cbands of brothers ^Dfalling

^DMy tender bride, the ^Ctides ^Emdemand That I ^Cleave you ^Gwith your ^Dmother ^GWith my ^Cfather's rifle ^Din one ^Emhand And your ^Clocket in the ^Dother

^DLo, the season may ^Gcome ^DLo, the season may ^Ggo Be^Cware the storm clouds ^Ggather Take ^Gheed, dear ^Gmo^F#rtal ^Emsoul When the ^CMaster calls the ^Groll

But ^Gcan this union be preserved?^G The ^Csoldier ^Gboy was ^Dcrying ^GI will ^Cnever travel ^Dback to ^Emher But ^Cnot for lack of ^Dtrying

It's a ^Glove of one true heart at last^G That ^Cmade the ^Gboy a ^Dhero ^GBut a ^Crifle ball and a ^Dcannon ^Emblast ^CCut him down to ^Dzero

^DOh Virginia ^Cwhence I ^Emcame I'll ^Csee you ^Gwhen I'm ^Dyounger ^GAnd I'll ^Cknow you by your ^Dhills ^Emagain This ^Ctime from six feet ^Dunder

^DLo, the season may ^Gcome ^DLo, the season may ^Ggo What ^Cman has torn ^Gasunder Will ^Gsomeday ^Gbe^F# made ^Emwhole When the ^CMaster calls the ^Groll

^CThough the storm clouds ^Ggather Let the ^GUnion ^Gbe^F# made ^Emwhole When the ^CMaster calls the ^Groll