Lincoln's Army Lyrics And Guitar Chords
Johnny McEvoy, chords by Marc. This song tells of an Irishman who traveled to America and ends up fighting in the American Civil War war on the Union side under the command of Gen William Tecumseh Sherman during his famous (or infamous) March to the Sea through Georgia. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union, thus “Lincoln’s Army.”
Intro: D-A7-D-A G-G-A-D
Intro: D-A7-D-A G-G-A-D
One [D]cold winter’s [A7]morning, just [D]as day was [A]dawning
I [G]sailed out of Galway to [D]cross the wild [A]sea
My [D]home left be[A7]hind me, no [D]friends to stand [A]by me
A[G]lone I was bound for A[A]meri[D]cay
In [G]New York I landed, flat [D]broke I was stranded
In search of employment I walked through the [A]town
The [D]was no job [A7]waiting so with[D]out hesi[A]tating
I [G]went to the station, my [A]name to put [D]down
Then [D]up spoke the [A7]captain, said [D]he ‘My fine [A]young man
Here’s [G]pen and here’s paper, you [D]know what to [A]do!’
Praying [D]nothing would [A7]harm me I [D]joined Lincoln’s [A]Army
To [G]fight for the stars, the Red, [A]White and the [D]Blue
Well they [G]gave me a cap and [D]boots of strong leather
They gave me a gun and a fine coat of [A]blue
And then in [D]marching for[A7]mation for [D]God and the [A]nation
We [G]left New York City our [A]duty to [D]do
Repeat Intro
Then [D]General [A7]Sherman, he [D]gave us a [A]sermon
On the [G]love of one’s country and the [D]rights of man[A]kind
As we [D]marched down through [A7]Georgia my [D]thoughts were on [A]Galway
And the [G]friends and relations I [A]left far be[D]hind
Johnny [G]Rebel was waiting, our[D]selves he was hating
And all that we stood for he hated that, [A]too
But he [D]was a fine [A7]fellow and [D]this I will [A]tell you
He [G]stood his ground bravely, no [A]more could he [D]do
For [D]four angry [A7]years through [D]blood, sweat and [A]tears
We [G]slaughtered each other never [D]counting the [A]cost
Through [D]hail and fine [A7]weather, [D]brother fought [A]brother
The com[G]passion was gone and all [A]reason was [D]lost
And [G]nobody questioned or [D]made a suggestion
As to why they all died they just could not ex[A]plain
Ah, but [D]if this war’s [A7]over be[D]fore we’re much [A]older
I [G]]promise it never will [A]happen a[D]gain
Repeat Intro
Now the [D]fighting has [A7]ended and [D]peace is de[A]scended
In this [G]war blackened country our [D]comrades lie [A]low
Lying [D]shoulder to [A7]shoulder, their [D]bones growing [A]colder
The [G]marching is over, there’s [A]nowhere to [D]go
And [G]so, Mister Lincoln, I [D]find myself thinking
In spite of what’s happened I know what we’ll [A]do
And [D] God if he’s [A7]willing there’ll [D]be no more [A]killing
And we’ll [G]raise up the stars, the Red, [A]White and the [D]Blue
I [G]sailed out of Galway to [D]cross the wild [A]sea
My [D]home left be[A7]hind me, no [D]friends to stand [A]by me
A[G]lone I was bound for A[A]meri[D]cay
In [G]New York I landed, flat [D]broke I was stranded
In search of employment I walked through the [A]town
The [D]was no job [A7]waiting so with[D]out hesi[A]tating
I [G]went to the station, my [A]name to put [D]down
Then [D]up spoke the [A7]captain, said [D]he ‘My fine [A]young man
Here’s [G]pen and here’s paper, you [D]know what to [A]do!’
Praying [D]nothing would [A7]harm me I [D]joined Lincoln’s [A]Army
To [G]fight for the stars, the Red, [A]White and the [D]Blue
Well they [G]gave me a cap and [D]boots of strong leather
They gave me a gun and a fine coat of [A]blue
And then in [D]marching for[A7]mation for [D]God and the [A]nation
We [G]left New York City our [A]duty to [D]do
Repeat Intro
Then [D]General [A7]Sherman, he [D]gave us a [A]sermon
On the [G]love of one’s country and the [D]rights of man[A]kind
As we [D]marched down through [A7]Georgia my [D]thoughts were on [A]Galway
And the [G]friends and relations I [A]left far be[D]hind
Johnny [G]Rebel was waiting, our[D]selves he was hating
And all that we stood for he hated that, [A]too
But he [D]was a fine [A7]fellow and [D]this I will [A]tell you
He [G]stood his ground bravely, no [A]more could he [D]do
For [D]four angry [A7]years through [D]blood, sweat and [A]tears
We [G]slaughtered each other never [D]counting the [A]cost
Through [D]hail and fine [A7]weather, [D]brother fought [A]brother
The com[G]passion was gone and all [A]reason was [D]lost
And [G]nobody questioned or [D]made a suggestion
As to why they all died they just could not ex[A]plain
Ah, but [D]if this war’s [A7]over be[D]fore we’re much [A]older
I [G]]promise it never will [A]happen a[D]gain
Repeat Intro
Now the [D]fighting has [A7]ended and [D]peace is de[A]scended
In this [G]war blackened country our [D]comrades lie [A]low
Lying [D]shoulder to [A7]shoulder, their [D]bones growing [A]colder
The [G]marching is over, there’s [A]nowhere to [D]go
And [G]so, Mister Lincoln, I [D]find myself thinking
In spite of what’s happened I know what we’ll [A]do
And [D] God if he’s [A7]willing there’ll [D]be no more [A]killing
And we’ll [G]raise up the stars, the Red, [A]White and the [D]Blue
