My Father's Gun

Intro: D# G# | D# G# | D#

Verse 1:
     D#            G#            Gm7 
From this day on I own my father's gun.
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We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun.
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I laid his broken body down  -  below the southern line.
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It wouldn't do to bury him  -  where any Yankee stands.
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I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain.
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To wear the colour of the greys and join the fight again.
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I'll not rest until I know  -  the cause is fought and won.
     C#             Cm         G#                       D#
From this day on, until I die,    I'll wear my father's gun.

Chorus:
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I'd like to know where the riverboat sails  to - night.
G7                  Cm          A#m         G#
To New Orleans well that's just fine   al - right.
                F                     A#            G Cm A#m
`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men.
   G#                 A#               | C# * D# * | G# D# * |  
So slip us a rope and sail on round the  bend.

Verse 2:
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As soon as this is over we'll go home.
Cm                                   G#
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones.
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To watch the children growing  -  and see the women sewing.
            C#                Cm               G# D#
There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring.

Chorus: 5x to Fade)
G                          Cm        A#m         G#
I'd like to know where the riverboat sails  to - night.
G7                  Cm          A#m         G#
To New Orleans well that's just fine   al - right.
                F                     A#            G Cm A#m
`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men.
   G#                 A#               | C# * D# * | G# D# * |  
So slip us a rope and sail on round the  bend.