Shiloh

Verse F C A mist halos the meadow F C G And a soft wind breathes a whisper through the trees F C As I lean against a hickory F C G I close my eyes and I can almost see Am G The ghostly forms of blue and gray C F And I can almost hear the cannons blast Dm G C Standin' in the presence of the past F C The first few waves came cheerin' F C G Fear and hatered runnin' through their blood F C When the day was finally over F C G Those left were wadin' through a crimson flood Am G To think I could be right here C F In the spot where some young soldier breathed his last Dm G C Standin' in the presence of the past F C Brother fightin; brother F C Father fightin' son F C By the time the sun was settin' Am C Looked like the South had won F C Now my mouth's as dry as cotton F Am And my heart is beatin' fast Dm G C Standin' in the presence of the past C F C Sunrise caught the rebels sleepin' F C G And they woke to hear a Yankee bugle blow F C Bullets flew like angry hornets F C G Till the peach tree blossoms drifted down like snow Am G It must have been like hell on earth C F What happened here is more than we can grasp Dm G C Standin' in the presence of the past F C Brother fightin' brother F C Father fightin' son F C By the time the smoke had lifted Am C They knew the North had won F C Lord my soul feels empty F Am As my tears fall on this grass Dm G C Standin' in the presence of the past F C Brother killin' brother F C Father slayin' son F C From the looks of this old graveyard Am C Hell nobody really won F C Somethins' changed inside me F Am It sure can happen fast Dm G C Standin' in the presence of the past F C A mist halos the meadow F C G And a soft wind breathes a whisper through the trees