"Gone to Shiloh"
Music: Elton John
Words: Bernie Taupin
from the album "The Union" (2010)
Key: Dm
*Note - "/x" indicates a passing tone between chords
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Luther left us first light Friday morning
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Little Dan and Becky waved goodbye
They're gonna have to share the weight together
Idle hands will see a good farm slowly die
[Chorus]
Gone to Shiloh for the Union
Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
Gone to Shiloh; hope springs eternal
When flags and bullets start to fly
[Verse 2]
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April's come and the air smells fresh with rain
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They watched his shadow fade around the bend
He's headed for a different kind of thunder
And the stunned surprise in the eyes of dying men
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse 3]
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The old black rooster sang him down that dirt road
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His step seemed bold, his manner fancy-free
I pray we see him alive and well in the fall here
Than that God-forsaken place in Tennessee
[Repeat Chorus}
[Bridge]
After all of this, if we should prevail
Heaven help the South when Sherman comes their way
[Outro]
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Chorded by Elliot Malpass