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-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------- THIS FILE IS THE AuTHOR'S OWN WORK AND REPRESENTS MY INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG -------------------------------------------------------- UMM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE THIS SO IF THERE ARE ANY MISTAKES FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH ABUSE, ADVISE ETC. MATT :-) FROM mattro11@optushome.com.au THIS IS THE INTRO TO "BEN MCCULLOCK" BY STEVE EARLE FROM THE ALBUM "TRAIN A COMIN" THERE IS A LOT MORE GOING ON HERE BUT YOU CAN GET THE GENERAL IDEA. E-----------0--------0-----------------------00----0-0-----0-0----0-0--------- B--------0--------0--------0--0-----0--0-----------0-0-----0-0----0-0--------- G---4^5--------5--------5--------5--------5------5------5------5-------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------0-0-----0-0---------------------------------------------------------- B--------0-0-----0-0----------------0-----0^3--3--------------------3-----0--- G---4^5-------5-------4^0--0--0--2-----0--0----0--------------------------0--- D--------------------------0----------------------2--0-----------0-----0------ A-------------------------------------------------------2--2--3--------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------3------------------------- B-----------3-----0-------3------------------------3-------------------------- G-----------------0---------------0---------------0--------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------0-----0-------------0^2-----2^0-----0^2-------0^2--2--2^0------------ E---2^3--------------2^3------------------3-------------------------3---------
AMWE SIGNED UP IN SAN ANTON MY BGROTHER CPAUL AND ME TOG FIGHT WITH BEN MCCOLLOCH AND THAME TEXAS INFANTRY AMWELL THE POSTER SAID WE'D GET A UNIFORM ANDG SEVEN BUCCKS A WEEK THE BESGT RATIONS IN THE ARMY AND A AMRIFLE WE COULD KEEP
AMWHEN I FIRST LAID EYES ON THE GENERAL I KNEW HEG WAS A FIGCHTING MAN HEG WAS EVERY INCH A SOLDIER EVERY WOAMRD WAS HIS COMMAND AMWELL HIS EYES WERE COLD AS LEAD AND STEEL FORGED GINTO TOOLS OF WACR HE TOOK GTHE LIVES OF MANY AND THE SAMOULS OF MANY MORE
AMWELL THEY MARCHED US TO MISSOURI AND WE HGARDLY STOPPECD FOR REST THEN GHE MADE HIS SPEECH AND SAID WE'RE AMCOMIN' TO THE TEST AMWELL WE'VE GOT TO TAKE SAINT LOUIS BOYS BEFORE GTHE YANKECES DO IF WE GCONTROL THE MISSISSIPPI THEN THE FEAMDERALS ARE THROUGH
AMWELL THEY TOLD US THAT OUR ENEMY WOULD AGLL BE DCRESSED IN BLUE THEY FGORGOT ABOUT THE WINTERS COLD AND THAME CURSED FEVER TOO AMMY BROTHER DIED IN WILSONS CREEK G C AND LORD I SEEN HIM FALL WE FELL GBACK TO THE BOSTON MOUNTAINS IN THEAM NORTH OF ARKANSAS
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GOGDDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH I HATE YOUD MORE THAN ANY MAN ALIVE AND WHENAM YOU DIE EM YOU'LL BE AAM FOOT SOEMLDIER JUST LIKE ME IN THE DDEVILS IGNFANTRY
AMAND ALL THE WAY TO FAYETTEVILLE WE CURGSED MCCCULLOCH'S NAME AND MGOURNED THE DEAD WE'D LEFT BEHIND AND WE WAAMS CARRING THE LAME AMI KILLED A BOY THE OTHER NIGHT WHO'GD NEVCER EVEN SHAVED I DON'T EGVEN KNOW WHAT I'M FIGHTIN' FOR I AIN'T EVAMER OWNED A SLAVE
AMSO I SNUCK OUT OF CAMP AND I HEAGRD THE CNEWS NEXT NIGHT THE YGANKEES WON THE BATTLE AND MCCOLAMLOCH LOST HIS LIFE
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GGODDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH I HATE YOUD MORE THAN ANY MAN ALIVE ANDAM WHEN EMYOU DIE YOU'LLAM BE A EMFOOT SOLDIER JUST LIKE ME IN THE DEDVILS INGFANTRY