Intro G C9 G C9
W
e came up from Sheffield and they
put us on the line
You could sm
ell the powder burn
ing and
man it hurt my e
yes
They k
new them boys were tired and weak
We were f
resh and we were strong
We cou
ld not wait to bl
ast away and m
ake our presence kno
wn
Eve
ry time I to
ok my aim and
got one in my si
ght
In my heart I knew the way and t
his way was not ri
ght
Chorus
I gu
ess my daddy wo
uld be proud but my m
ama she’s ash
amed
A
nd I know deep do
wn we need a chan
ge
Them Nor
thern boys are fr
iends of mine
But I’ve g
ot my Southern pri
de
Im stand
ing here a fightin wishin the
re
was another side
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We burn
ed each others crops and fields
And t
ook the very best
We f
ought our way b
ack and forth and they
put us to the t
est
I k
now that some things were wrong
But w
hat gave them the right
To po
int their righteous fin
gers and exp
ect us not to fi
ght
W
e all cried
on the night they b
urned Atlanta do
wn
How much more can we take and s
till stand our groun
d
Chorus
I gue
ss my daddy wou
ld be proud but my m
ama she’s asha
med
A
nd I know deep d
own we need a chan
ge
Them co
lored boys are frie
nds of mine
But I’ve
got my Southern pr
ide
I
’m standing here a fightin wishin th
ere
was another side
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I
n four years the smoke had cleared
And I w
ent back to the farm
Little bro
ther met me
at the bridge and
he held out his ar
ms
He was t
hin and weak and wounded and dre
ssed in Yankee blue
Well I cr
ied and I he
ld him and tog
ether we both kn
ew
If i
t could be done o
ver there would
be a better wa
y
Still one f
amily and one nation oh but
what a price we pa
y
Chorus
I g
uess my daddy wo
uld be proud but my m
ama she’s asham
ed
A
nd I know deep d
own we need a chan
ge
Now s
ome of them boys were fri
ends of mine
But d
ang this Southern pri
de
I’m sta
nding here a cryin wishin th
ere
was another side
I’m wishin there was another sid
e
Wishin there was another sid
e
Outro: C9 G C9 G
