Chords for SOUTHERN SOLDIER
Tempo:
92.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[N] We are glad to have you on the show.
And we're gonna do one more.
Are you ready?
Yes, I am ready.
Are you feeling hot?
[Gb] [N] Yes, I am ready. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
[A] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right.
[N] That's the lead.
There you go.
That's the lead.
All right, now let's play the game.
[E] What's the game for?
What's the game?
Let [D] me introduce you.
All right.
Woo!
[E] Woo!
[D] You can join in and do it.
Right there, you might need a bell for that.
Woo!
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
I'll kill that [A] Yankee [D]
[G] [A] soldier I'll [Bm] march away to the firing [D] line
I'll kill that Yankee [A] soldier
[Bb] [G]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [D]
[A] [D] I'll bid farewell to my wife and child [G] Farewell to my aged mother
[D] I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is over
[D] Till this cruel war is over
I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is [D] over
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
I
[A] [D] am shot on the battlefield [G] And I should not [D] recover
Oh, who will protect my wife and child And care for my aged [A] mother?
[Bm] Who'll care for my aged [D] mother?
Oh, who will protect [Bm] my wife and child [D] And care for my aged mother?
[G]
[D]
[A] [D] I am shot on the battlefield And I should not recover
And if our southern cause is [G] lost And southern rights deny [D] us
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D] For our demands of justice
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] Before the south shall bow her head [G] Before the tyrant's [D] harm us
I'll give my all to the southern call I'll die in the southern [Bm] army
I'll die in [D] the southern army
I'll give [Bm] my all to the southern [D] call I'll die in the southern army
[A] If [D]
I must die for my home and land [Gm] My spirit will not [D] falter
So here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
Upon my country's altar
Here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
May [G] [D]
[A]
[D]
heaven be with Dunsinane [E] Strike me with the southern soldier
[D] We'll drive that mercenary horde Beyond our southern border
Beyond our southern border
We'll drive that [Bm] mercenary horde [D] Beyond our southern border
[Dm] [G]
I'll [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
place my knapsack on my back My rifle on my shoulder
I'll march away to the firing line And kill that Yankee soldier
I'll kill that Yankee soldier I'll march away to [Bm] the firing line
[D] And kill that Yankee soldier
[G]
[D]
[E]
[Bb]
No offense intended.
This is just
[N] We are glad to have you on the show.
And we're gonna do one more.
Are you ready?
Yes, I am ready.
Are you feeling hot?
[Gb] [N] Yes, I am ready. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
[A] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right.
[N] That's the lead.
There you go.
That's the lead.
All right, now let's play the game.
[E] What's the game for?
What's the game?
Let [D] me introduce you.
All right.
Woo!
[E] Woo!
[D] You can join in and do it.
Right there, you might need a bell for that.
Woo!
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
I'll kill that [A] Yankee [D]
[G] [A] soldier I'll [Bm] march away to the firing [D] line
I'll kill that Yankee [A] soldier
[Bb] [G]
[D]
[A] [Bm] [D]
[A] [D] I'll bid farewell to my wife and child [G] Farewell to my aged mother
[D] I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is over
[D] Till this cruel war is over
I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is [D] over
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
I
[A] [D] am shot on the battlefield [G] And I should not [D] recover
Oh, who will protect my wife and child And care for my aged [A] mother?
[Bm] Who'll care for my aged [D] mother?
Oh, who will protect [Bm] my wife and child [D] And care for my aged mother?
[G]
[D]
[A] [D] I am shot on the battlefield And I should not recover
And if our southern cause is [G] lost And southern rights deny [D] us
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D] For our demands of justice
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] Before the south shall bow her head [G] Before the tyrant's [D] harm us
I'll give my all to the southern call I'll die in the southern [Bm] army
I'll die in [D] the southern army
I'll give [Bm] my all to the southern [D] call I'll die in the southern army
[A] If [D]
I must die for my home and land [Gm] My spirit will not [D] falter
So here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
Upon my country's altar
Here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
May [G] [D]
[A]
[D]
heaven be with Dunsinane [E] Strike me with the southern soldier
[D] We'll drive that mercenary horde Beyond our southern border
Beyond our southern border
We'll drive that [Bm] mercenary horde [D] Beyond our southern border
[Dm] [G]
I'll [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
place my knapsack on my back My rifle on my shoulder
I'll march away to the firing line And kill that Yankee soldier
I'll kill that Yankee soldier I'll march away to [Bm] the firing line
[D] And kill that Yankee soldier
[G]
[D]
[E]
[Bb]
No offense intended.
This is just
Key:
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A
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Bm
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] We are glad to have you on the show.
And we're gonna do one more.
Are you ready?
Yes, I am ready.
Are you feeling hot?
[Gb] [N] Yes, I am ready. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
[A] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right.
[N] That's the lead.
There you go.
That's the lead.
_ All right, now let's play the game.
[E] What's the game for?
What's the game?
Let [D] me introduce you.
All right.
Woo!
[E] Woo!
_ _ _ _ [D] You can join in and do it.
Right there, you might need a bell for that.
Woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ I'll kill that [A] Yankee _ [D] _
_ [G] [A] soldier I'll [Bm] march away to the firing [D] line
I'll kill that Yankee [A] soldier
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] [D] I'll _ _ bid farewell to my wife and child [G] Farewell to my aged mother
[D] I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is over
[D] Till this cruel war is over
I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is [D] over
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ am shot on the battlefield [G] And I should not [D] recover
Oh, who will protect my wife and child And care for my aged [A] mother?
[Bm] Who'll care for my aged [D] mother?
Oh, who will protect [Bm] my wife and child [D] And care for my aged mother?
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ I am _ shot on the battlefield And I should not recover
And _ _ _ if our southern cause is [G] lost And southern rights deny [D] us
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D] For our demands of justice
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ Before the south shall bow her head [G] Before the tyrant's [D] harm us
I'll give my all to the southern call I'll die in the southern [Bm] army
I'll die in [D] the southern army
I'll give [Bm] my all to the southern [D] call I'll die in the southern army
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] If [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I must die for my home and land [Gm] My spirit will not [D] falter
So here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
Upon my country's altar
Here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
May _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
heaven be with Dunsinane [E] Strike me with the southern soldier
[D] We'll drive that mercenary horde Beyond our southern border
Beyond our southern border
We'll drive that [Bm] mercenary horde [D] Beyond our southern border
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G]
I'll _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
place my knapsack on my back My rifle on my shoulder
I'll march away to the firing line And kill that Yankee soldier
I'll kill that Yankee soldier I'll march away to [Bm] the firing line
_ _ _ _ [D] And kill that Yankee soldier
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ No offense intended.
_ _ This is just
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] We are glad to have you on the show.
And we're gonna do one more.
Are you ready?
Yes, I am ready.
Are you feeling hot?
[Gb] [N] Yes, I am ready. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
[A] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right.
[N] That's the lead.
There you go.
That's the lead.
_ All right, now let's play the game.
[E] What's the game for?
What's the game?
Let [D] me introduce you.
All right.
Woo!
[E] Woo!
_ _ _ _ [D] You can join in and do it.
Right there, you might need a bell for that.
Woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ I'll kill that [A] Yankee _ [D] _
_ [G] [A] soldier I'll [Bm] march away to the firing [D] line
I'll kill that Yankee [A] soldier
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] [D] I'll _ _ bid farewell to my wife and child [G] Farewell to my aged mother
[D] I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is over
[D] Till this cruel war is over
I'll go and join in the bloody strike Till this cruel [A] war is [D] over
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ am shot on the battlefield [G] And I should not [D] recover
Oh, who will protect my wife and child And care for my aged [A] mother?
[Bm] Who'll care for my aged [D] mother?
Oh, who will protect [Bm] my wife and child [D] And care for my aged mother?
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ I am _ shot on the battlefield And I should not recover
And _ _ _ if our southern cause is [G] lost And southern rights deny [D] us
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D] For our demands of justice
We'll be ground beneath the tyrant's heels For our [A] demands of justice
[D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ Before the south shall bow her head [G] Before the tyrant's [D] harm us
I'll give my all to the southern call I'll die in the southern [Bm] army
I'll die in [D] the southern army
I'll give [Bm] my all to the southern [D] call I'll die in the southern army
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] If [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I must die for my home and land [Gm] My spirit will not [D] falter
So here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
Upon my country's altar
Here's my heart and here's my hand Upon my country's altar
May _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
heaven be with Dunsinane [E] Strike me with the southern soldier
[D] We'll drive that mercenary horde Beyond our southern border
Beyond our southern border
We'll drive that [Bm] mercenary horde [D] Beyond our southern border
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G]
I'll _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
place my knapsack on my back My rifle on my shoulder
I'll march away to the firing line And kill that Yankee soldier
I'll kill that Yankee soldier I'll march away to [Bm] the firing line
_ _ _ _ [D] And kill that Yankee soldier
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ No offense intended.
_ _ This is just