Tom: G
THIS FIL
E IS TH
E AuTHOR'S OWN WORK AN
D REPRESENTS MY INTERPRETATION O
F TH
E SON
G
UMM, THIS IS TH
E FIRST TIM
E I'V
E DON
E THIS SO I
F THER
E AR
E ANY MISTAKES
FEEL FRE
E TO EMAIL M
E WITH ABUSE, ADVIS
E ETC.
MATT :-)
FROM
THER
E IS
A LOT MOR
E GOIN
G ON HER
E BUT YOU CAN GET TH
E GENERAL IDEA.
AM
W
E SIGNE
D UP IN SAN ANTON
G C
MY BROTHER PAUL AN
D M
E
G
TO FIGHT WITH BEN MCCOLLOCH
AM
AN
D TH
E TEXAS INFANTRY
AM
WELL TH
E POSTER SAI
D WE'
D GET
A UNIFORM
G C
AN
D SEVEN BUCKS
A WEEK
G
TH
E BEST RATIONS IN TH
E ARMY
AM
AN
D A RIFL
E W
E COUL
D KEEP
AM
WHEN I FIRST LAI
D EYES ON TH
E GENERAL
G C
I KNEW H
E WAS
A FIGHTIN
G MAN
G
H
E WAS EVERY INCH
A SOLDIER
AM
EVERY WOR
D WAS HIS COMMAN
D
AM
WELL HIS EYES WER
E COL
D AS LEA
D AN
D STEEL
G C
FORGE
D INTO TOOLS O
F WAR
G
H
E TOOK TH
E LIVES O
F MANY
AM
AN
D TH
E SOULS O
F MANY MOR
E
AM
WELL THEY MARCHE
D US TO MISSOURI
G C
AN
D W
E HARDLY STOPPE
D FOR REST
G
THEN H
E MAD
E HIS SPEECH AN
D SAI
D
AM
WE'R
E COMIN' TO TH
E TEST
AM
WELL WE'V
E GOT TO TAK
E SAINT LOUIS BOYS
G C
BEFOR
E TH
E YANKEES DO
G
I
F W
E CONTROL TH
E MISSISSIPPI
AM
THEN TH
E FEDERALS AR
E THROUGH
AM
WELL THEY TOL
D US THAT OUR ENEMY
G C
WOUL
D ALL B
E DRESSE
D IN BLU
E
G
THEY FORGOT ABOUT TH
E WINTERS COL
D
AM
AN
D TH
E CURSE
D FEVER TOO
AM
MY BROTHER DIE
D IN WILSONS CREEK
G C AN
D LOR
D I SEEN HIM FALL
G
W
E FELL BACK TO TH
E BOSTON MOUNTAINS
AM
IN TH
E NORTH O
F ARKANSAS
G AM
G AM
G
GODDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH
D
I HAT
E YOU MOR
E THAN ANY MAN ALIV
E
AM EM
AN
D WHEN YOU DI
E
AM EM
YOU'LL B
E A FOOT SOLDIER JUST LIK
E M
E
D G
IN TH
E DEVILS INFANTRY
AM
AN
D ALL TH
E WAY TO FAYETTEVILL
E
G C
W
E CURSE
D MCCULLOCH'S NAM
E
G
AN
D MOURNE
D TH
E DEA
D WE'
D LEFT BEHIN
D
AM
AN
D W
E WAS CARRIN
G TH
E LAM
E
AM
I KILLE
D A BOY TH
E OTHER NIGHT
G C
WHO'
D NEVER EVEN SHAVE
D
G
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M FIGHTIN' FOR
AM
I AIN'T EVER OWNE
D A SLAV
E
AM
SO I SNUCK OUT O
F CAMP
G C
AN
D I HEAR
D TH
E NEWS NEXT NIGHT
G
TH
E YANKEES WON TH
E BATTL
E
AM
AN
D MCCOLLOCH LOST HIS LIF
E
G AM
G AM
G
GODDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH
D
I HAT
E YOU MOR
E THAN ANY MAN ALIV
E
AM EM
AN
D WHEN YOU DI
E
AM EM
YOU'LL B
E A FOOT SOLDIER JUST LIK
E M
E
D G
IN TH
E DEVILS INFANTRY