Key: E
Introduction:
C G
Well I pray, every day
D Em D C
That the good Lord keep me safe
C G D G/B D C
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
C G
Give a man a day
D Em D C
So I can see your pretty face
C B7 Em
Until I arrive in your arms
C C7 G
Well I don't know what you doin'
G7
Fightin' in this silly war
C C7
You're not a yankee, love
A A7
Nor a grey-back confederate
D7 D7(4)
Tryin' to keep these slaves abhorred
C
You were just a simple man
G G7
Tryin' to do these things the best you can
C C7
Now it's time to come on home
A
Got a baby in the oven
A7 B7
That I need to see before she gets old
C G
Well I pray, every day
D Em D C
That the good Lord keep me safe
C G D G/B D C
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
C G
Give a man a day
D Em D C
So I can see your pretty face
C G D
Until I arrive in your arms
G
Well I don't know what I'm doin'
Em
Fightin' in this stupid war
G Em
I'm not a yankee or a grey-back anymore
G
I've killed so many men
B7
Just to kill so many more
Em A A7
Just wanna see my baby before I die
B
In this shitstorm
C G
Well I pray, every day
D Em D C
That the good Lord keep me safe
C G D G/B D C
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
C G
Give a man a day
D Em D C
So I can see your pretty face
C B7 Em
Until I arrive in your arms
C G
Well I pray, every day
D Em D C
That the good Lord keep me safe
C G D G/B D C
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
C G
Give a man a day
D Em D C
So I can see your pretty face
D C B7 Em
Until I arrive in your arms
C B7 Em
Until I die in your arms