[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
B A
I left my home in Georgia
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In May of sixty-three
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Traveled to Virginia
B E
To fight for General Lee
A F#m A
But I can't fight this mornin'
B E
I must be southward bound
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My Jenny's in Atlanta
B E
And Atlanta's burnin' down
F#m
Heeeeeey Heeey Yeah
C#m
Oooohhhh Ahhh Ahhh
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[Verse 2]
A F#m
From Gettysburg to Richmond
A B E
Ohhh I fought long and hard
A F#m
Far away in Georgia
A B E
Sherman's in my own backyard
C#m G#m
So I'm leavin' here this mornin'
A B E C#m
Even if they shoot me down
Bm A F#m
My Jenny's in Atlanta
A B E
And Atlanta's burnin' down
[Chorus]
C#m G#m
Atlanta's burnin' down
A B E G# C#m
Oh Atlanta's burnin' down
E A F#m
Jenny's in Atlanta
A B E
And Atlanta's burnin' down
[Instrumental Break]
F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m A B
[Chorus] X2
C#m G#m
Atlanta's burnin' down
A B E B C#m
Oh, Atlanta's burnin' down
E A F#m
Jenny's in Atlanta
A B E
And Atlanta's burnin' down
[Outro]
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