Tonart: A minor
Verse 1
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I'll sing you a song about a southern
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town where the devil had his rule
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E
When Marshalls faced an angry
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mob to send one man to school
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His name was Jimmy Meredith
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the tide he helped to turn
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G
For he chose to stay on that terrible day
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The land was soon to learn
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Am
There was blood, red blood,
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Dm
Yel low dirt on their clothes
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F#
What they thought they were do ing,
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Dm
E
Only god an d the devil knows
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G#m
Am
There was hate, cold hate,
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Dm
Shot from their souls like a gun
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And as they threw their
They screamed,
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E
Em
Am
G#m
Am
"see what you have done!"
E
Dm
The governor made a promise he
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E
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would keep the trouble down
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E
But when the mob got ugly no
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troopers could be found
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F#
And men were filled with hate and fear,
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They screamed into the night
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The rebel flag waved
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Am
The symbol of state's rights
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There was blood, red blood,
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Am
on their hands,
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Dm
Yellow dirt on their clothes
Am
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F#
What they thought they were do ing,
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Dm
E
Dm
E
Only god and the dev il knows
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G#m
There was hate, cold hate,
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Dm
in their hearts,
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Am
Dm
Shot from their souls like a gun
Am
And as they threw their
They screamed,
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G#m
D#
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"see what you have done!"
Am
E
Gas was fired into the mob
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after each attack
E
And though the gas was running low,
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G#m
Am
they never fired back
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F#
And when the smoke had cleared
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and the fury felt its pain
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Two men were dead and a
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Am
The south had risen again
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So listen Mr Barnet,
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and Mr Walker, too
E
The times are changing mighty fast,
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G#m
Am
they'll roll right over you
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But someday you'll head for the south,
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G
to the southern tip of hell
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And it's hot down there,
G
white-hot down down there
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Let's hear your rebel yell!
There was blood, red blood,
Am
Dm
Am
on their hands,
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Dm
Yellow dirt on their clothes
G#m
What they thought they were doing,
E
D#
Only god and the devil knows
G#m
There was hate, cold hate,
Am
G#m
Dm
Shot from their souls like a gun
Am
And as they threw their
They screamed,
G#m
E
Em
Am
G#m
"see what you have done!"
Am
E
E
G#m
"See what you have done!"
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