Eb
Db
Ab
Eb
Db
Ab
Eb
Db
Ab
Eb
Db
Ab
Eb
From this day on I
Abmaj7
own my father’s gun
Gm
Gm7
Cm
We dug his shallow
Cm/Bb
grave beneath the
Ab
sun
Bb
I laid his broken
G7/B
body
down
Cm
below
the
Cm/Bb
souther
Ab
n
land
Db
It wouldn’t do to
Cm
bury him
Ab
where any Yankee
Bb
stands
Eb
I’ll take my horse and I’ll
Ab
ride the northern
Gm
plai
Gm7
n
Cm
To wear the colour of the
Cm/Bb
greys and join the fight
Ab
again
Bb
I’ll not rest
G7/B
until I know the
Cm
cause
is
Cm/Bb
fought and
Ab
won
Db
From this day on
Cm
until I die
Ab
I’ll wear my father’s
Eb
gun
{soc}
G7
I’d like to know where the ri
Cm
verboat
Bb
sail
Ab
s
tonight
G7
To New Orleans well t
Cm
hat’s
just
Bb
fine
Ab
alright
`Cause there’s
F
fighting there and the
Bb
company
needs
G7/B
men
Cm
Cm/Bb
So
Ab
slip us a rope and
Bb
sail on round the
Db/Eb
bend
Ab/Eb
Eb
{eoc}
As soon as this is over we’ll go home
To plant the seeds of justice in our bones
To watch the children growing and see the women sewing
There’ll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring
{soc}
G7
I’d like to know where the ri
Cm
verboat
Bb
sail
Ab
s
tonight
G7
To New Orleans well t
Cm
hat’s
just
Bb
fine
Ab
alright
`Cause there’s
F
fighting there and the
Bb
company
needs
G7/B
men
Cm
Cm/Bb
So
Ab
slip us a rope and
Bb
sail on round the
Db/Eb
bend
Ab/Eb
Eb
{eoc}
{soc}
G7
I’d like to know where the ri
Cm
verboat
Bb
sail
Ab
s
tonight
G7
To New Orleans well t
Cm
hat’s
just
Bb
fine
Ab
alright
`Cause there’s
F
fighting there and the
Bb
company
needs
G7/B
men
Cm
Cm/Bb
So
Ab
slip us a rope and
Bb
sail on round the
Db/Eb
bend
Ab/Eb
Eb
{eoc}
{soc}
G7
I’d like to know where the ri
Cm
verboat
Bb
sail
Ab
s
tonight
G7
To New Orleans well t
Cm
hat’s
just
Bb
fine
Ab
alright
`Cause there’s
F
fighting there and the
Bb
company
needs
G7/B
men
Cm
Cm/Bb
So
Ab
slip us a rope and
Bb
sail on round the
Db/Eb
bend
Ab/Eb
Eb
{eoc}
