"Gone to Shiloh"
Music: Elton John
Words: Bernie Taupin
from the album "The Union" (2010)
Key: Dm
*Note - "/x" indicates a passing tone between chords
[Intro]
Bb C/Bb F/A Bb Gm A/G Dm
Dm Bb G/B Csus C
Dm /C Bb
Dm /C Bb
[Verse 1]
Dm /C Bb
Luther left us first light Friday morning
Dm /C Bb
Little Dan and Becky waved goodbye
Gm
They're gonna have to share the weight together
E A Dm C
Idle hands will see a good farm slowly die
[Chorus]
Bb F
Gone to Shiloh for the Union
C C#dim Dm C
Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
Bb F Am/E Dm
Gone to Shiloh; hope springs eternal
A Dm
When flags and bullets start to fly
[Verse 2]
Dm /C Bb
April's come and the air smells fresh with rain
Dm /C Bb
They watched his shadow fade around the bend
Gm
He's headed for a different kind of thunder
E A Dm
And the stunned surprise in the eyes of dying men
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Dm /C Bb
The old black rooster sang him down that dirt road
Dm /C Bb
His step seemed bold, his manner fancy-free
Gm
I pray we see him alive and well in the fall here
E A Dm
Than that God-forsaken place in Tennessee
[Repeat Chorus}
[Bridge]
G/B Gm/Bb
After all of this, if we should prevail
G/B A Dm
Heaven help the South when Sherman comes their way
[Outro]
Dm /C Bb
Dm /C Bb
Dm
Chorded by Elliot Malpass