Biography:
Dave Alvin (born November 11, 1955, in Downey, California), is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music.
Alvin and his older brother Phil Alvin grew up loving Americana, country and blues. In 1979 they formed The Blasters with friends Bill Bateman and John Bazz.
Shortly after leaving the Blasters, Alvin joined X as lead guitarist after the departure of Billy Zoom.
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[Verse]
Am G Am
In the spring of '61 I kissed my mother good- bye
G Am
I put on a blue uniform and I fought for Lincoln's side
G Am
'Til I got caught by Johnny Reb
G E
In the woods near Chapel Hill
Am C
I wish to God he would have killed me then
G Am G Am
But he sent me to Anderson ville
G Am
My uniform is faded and there's no boots upon my feet
G
And I'm pulling worms out of the mud
Am
'Cause there's nothing else to eat
G Am
And the rebs can't even feed there own
G E Am C
So there's no way they can fill the bellies of the Yankees
G Am
Starving in Anderson ville
G Am
Some men are born to preach God's word
G E
Some men are born to kill
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am G Am
To die in Anderson ville
G Am
I dug a hole with my bare hands in the red Georgia clay
G
'Cause there ain't no shelter from the sun
Am
Or the cold wind, or the rain
G Am
And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all
G E
So I just lay quiet and still
Am C
And they can bury me in the hole I dug
G Am
When I die in Anderson ville
G Am
Some men are born to preach God's word
G E
Some men are born to kill
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am G Am
To die in Anderson ville
[Instrumental]
G Am G Am G Am C G Am
(E )
G
I dream the same dream every night
Am
Of a woman that I've never known
G
She's standing by a warm fireside
Am
And she whispers that I've come home
G Am
Every morning when I wake
G E
I pray someday that she'll
Am C
Lay a flower on my grave
G Am
When I die in Anderson ville
G Am
Some men are born to preach God's word
G E
Some men are born to kill
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am
To die in Anderson ville
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am
To die in Anderson ville
Am G Am
In the spring of '61 I kissed my mother good- bye
G Am
I put on a blue uniform and I fought for Lincoln's side
G Am
'Til I got caught by Johnny Reb
G E
In the woods near Chapel Hill
Am C
I wish to God he would have killed me then
G Am G Am
But he sent me to Anderson ville
G Am
My uniform is faded and there's no boots upon my feet
G
And I'm pulling worms out of the mud
Am
'Cause there's nothing else to eat
G Am
And the rebs can't even feed there own
G E Am C
So there's no way they can fill the bellies of the Yankees
G Am
Starving in Anderson ville
G Am
Some men are born to preach God's word
G E
Some men are born to kill
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am G Am
To die in Anderson ville
G Am
I dug a hole with my bare hands in the red Georgia clay
G
'Cause there ain't no shelter from the sun
Am
Or the cold wind, or the rain
G Am
And I'm too damn weak to stand up at all
G E
So I just lay quiet and still
Am C
And they can bury me in the hole I dug
G Am
When I die in Anderson ville
G Am
Some men are born to preach God's word
G E
Some men are born to kill
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am G Am
To die in Anderson ville
[Instrumental]
G Am G Am G Am C G Am
(E )
G
I dream the same dream every night
Am
Of a woman that I've never known
G
She's standing by a warm fireside
Am
And she whispers that I've come home
G Am
Every morning when I wake
G E
I pray someday that she'll
Am C
Lay a flower on my grave
G Am
When I die in Anderson ville
G Am
Some men are born to preach God's word
G E
Some men are born to kill
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am
To die in Anderson ville
Am C
And I guess that I was only born
G Am
To die in Anderson ville
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