Chickamauga chords by Willy Tea Taylor

Verse 1:
C            F               C              G
Down by this creekside is as far as I'll be goin'
C            F               C              G
Layin' halfway in the water, I can feel the water flowin'

Chorus 1:
C            F               C              G
I feel my heart poundin' and I'm blinded by the smoke
C            F               C              G
But I swear I see you comin' my way in a boat
Am                    F        C
You pick me up and we row down together
Am                    F        C
You pick me up and we row side by side
Am                          F           C
Now I'm turnin' the waters red, here at Chickamauga
Am                      C              F
And it's time that this young man will die

Verse 2:
C            F               C              G
Your skin is the softest thing I've ever known
C                 F        C      G
Your face is the prettiest one in Ohio
C            F               C              G
Your tears fell and mingled with the pourin' down rain
C            F               C              G
You were my first kiss, my last kiss, then I hopped on that train

Chorus 2:
Am                    F        C
Off to D.C. where the boys go out fightin'
Am                    F        C
Little Sam and ol' Charlie Watson by my side
Am                    F        C
Couldn't wait to be absorbed in all that glory
Am                    C        F
We were to young and we were to swift to die

Instrumental::
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Verse 3:
C            F               C              G
Kept all your letters right next to my heart
C            F               C              G
I read 'em every day and I could sing them in the dark
C            F               C              G
But your picture, my darlin', I lost a while back
C            F               C              G
With little Sam and Charlie boy at the liberty gap

Chorus 3:
Am                    C        F
Oh the hit they took I just can't describe it
Am                    C        F
I was the lucky one, I was fightin' right by their side
Am                    C        F
And I took Chuck's boots, that's how he wanted it
Am                    F        C
And I put 'em on and I walked away and I cried

Verse 4:
C            F               C              G
Today the sun is shinin', all I feel is your smile
C            F               C              G
Strength that it gave me every inch and every mile
C            F               C              G
Clear blue water and clear blue sky
C            F               C              G
For a second, it was almost as pretty as your eyes

Chorus 4:
Am                    C        F
And the smoke came right after my ears filled with thunder
Am                    C        F
I saw the tales of brave men took right under
Am                    C        F
And I knew I'd never see you bootladys daughter
Am                    C        F
As the water swept away with my heart

Verse 1:
C            F               C              G
Down by this creekside is as far as I'll be goin'
C            F               C              G
Layin' halfway in the water, I can feel the water flowin'
C            F               C              G
I feel my heart poundin' and I'm blinded by the smoke
C            F               C              G
But I swear I see you comin' my way in your boat

Chorus 1:
Am                    C        F
You pick me up and we row down together
Am                    C        F
You pick me up and we row side by side
Am                    C        F
Now I'm turnin' the waters red, here at Chickamauga
Am                    C        F
And it's time that this young boy will die