Levi

INTRO GDCAGDCC G D C Am born up on the blue ridge at the carolina line G D C baptized on the banks of the new river G D Am C brought up on bluegrass and clear moonshine G D C Am tough as iron but a heart soft as leather G C Am D C levi lord lord lord the shot him down Am D C ten thousand miles from a southern town Am D G Dm oh oh levi G D C Am like a fire on the mountain running wild in those days G D C playing nights of the golden horseshoe and indian raids G D Am C now its parachutes and combat boots and camouflage airplanes G D C Am and a country boy who don't belong in the desert anyway G C Am D C levi lord lord lord the shot him down Am D C ten thousand miles from a southern town Am D G Dm oh oh levi Solo GDCAGDCCGDACGDCAM Bm Em well the sand box sure gets lonesome and its a hundred and nine degrees Bm C D singing carry me back to virginia Lord I'm down here on my knees G D C Am in the market square while the bells were ringing loud to fill the air G D C levi gazed his eyes out through the rocket glare G D Am C beyond the desert and the ocean to the furthest fields of home G D C Am and when the bullets pierced his body he was already gone G C Am D C levi lord lord lord the shot him down Am D C ten thousand miles from a southern town Am D G C Am D GC oh oh levi lord lord lord the shot him down Am D G C oh oh levi Am D oh oh levi