Banks Of Shiloh

Intro: Am F C (2x) [Verso 1] Am F C Seventeen my only dream was to marry my love back in Tennessee Am F C But a war broke out and the town went up in flames Am F A train came through and rob our town C Am Took every young man from miles around and they told me F C Private John was my new name Am F C Yeah I held her tight the night before I left Am F G Yeah like it was the first time I took in every breath [Refrão] C G And now the river's running red C F They told them We were dead F C Am Nothing left that day on the banks of Shiloh [Verso 2] Am F A ball of iron tore through my leg C They charged the hill and I was left for dead Am F C And when the smoke cleared I was the only one alive Am F When the word got home they read my name C And carved a stone for an empty grave Am F C Never dreaming that some how I survived Am F C My true love she dressed in black for days Am F G I was clinging to a shred of hope while hers faded away [Refrão] C G And now the river's running red C F They told them we were dead F C Am G Nothing left that day on the banks of Shiloh C G C F And our love will always be buried underneath F C Am Somewhere in the clay on the banks of Shiloh Instrumental: Am F C Am F G Bridge Am F Stayed alive with her on my mind C Em Am When I made it home my soul died F C Em She had married and moved on Am F C G Yeah the river bank may have spared my body and my bones Am F C But I'm left alone [Refrão] N.C. C G And now the river's running red C F They told them we were dead F C Am G Nothing left that day on the banks of Shiloh C G C F And our love will always be buried underneath F C Am G Somewhere in the clay on the banks of Shiloh C G C F And our love will always be buried underneath F C Am I wish I would have stayed on the banks of Shiloh Outro: C G C F F C Am Am F C (4x) (fade out)