Chords with lyrics
Intro
Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
Eb MajorEb AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Verse
Eb MajorEb
I was many miles from Blacksburg
AbAb Eb MajorEb
When the cannonfire burst
AbAb Eb MajorEb
It chilled me to the marrowed bone
Bb majorBb
But did not move the earth
Eb MajorEb
I was many miles from Blacksburg
AbAb Bb majorBb
But I knew that you had gone
C minorCm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Take what you can before God calls you on
Bridge
AbAb C minorCm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
I thought that you would be home by now
AbAb C minorCm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
I thought that you would be home by now
Verse
Eb MajorEb
But you're many miles from Blacksburg
AbAb Bb majorBb
With my father and our son
C minorCm Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Take what you can before God takes someone