Steve Earle - Dixieland

^DI am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man and I come from County C^Glare And the Brits would hang me for a F^Denian so I took me leave of t^Bmhere And I cr^Dossed the ocean in the "Arrianne", the vi^Glest tub afloat And the captain's brother was a railroad m^Dan and he met us at the ^Bmboat So I ^Ajoined up with the 20th Maine l^Gike I said my friend I'm a fighting ^Aman And we're ^Dmarchin' s^Emouth in the po^F#muring ra^Gin We're ^Aall goin' down to ^DDixieland

^DI am Kilrain of the 20th Maine and we fight for Chamber^Glain 'Cause he stood right with us when the J^Dohnnies came like a banshee on the ^Bmwind In the s^Dmoke smeared hell of Gettysburg many a mother ^Gwept For many a good boy d^Died there, sure, and the air smelt just like ^Bmdeath I a^Am the Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I ^Gmarched to hell and back a^Again For ^DColonel ^EmJoshua ^F#mChamber^Glain - we're ^Aall goin' down to ^GDixieland

I ^Dam the Kilrain of the 20th Maine and I damn all gentle^Gmen Whose only worth is their father's ^Dname and the sweat of a workin' ^Bmman Well we ^Dcome from the farms and the city streets and a hundred foreign ^Glands And we spilled our blood in the battle's h^Deat Now we're all ^BmAmericans I a^Am the Kilrain of the 20th Maine did I ^Gtell you friend I'm a fightin' ^Aman And I'll ^Dnot be ^Emback this ^F#mway ag^Gain, 'cause we're ^Aall goin' down to D^Gixieland