Old Crow Medicine Show - Levi

levi
old crow medicine show

this may not be perfect , but it’s a start . feel free to comment with any corrections .

intro : G . D . C . Am . ( walk down C to Am throughout song )

G . D . C . Am
born up on the blue ridge at the carolina line
G . D . C
baptized on the banks of the new river
G . D . C . Am
brought up on the bluegrass , and clear moon shine
G . D . C
tough as iron , but a heart as soft as leather

G . C . Am . D . G
levi , lord , lord , lord the shot him down
C – Am . D . G
10 , 000 miles from a southern town
C – Am . D . G
oh levi

G . D . C . Am
like fire on a mountain , running wild in those days
G . D . C
playing knights of the golden horse shoe and indian raids
G . D . C . Am
now it’s parachutes and combat boots and camouflaged airplanes
G . D . C
and a country boy who don’t belong in the desert anyway

G . C . Am . D . G
levi , lord , lord , lord the shot him down
C – Am . D . G
10 , 000 miles from a southern town
C – Am . D . G
oh levi

Bm
well the sand box sure gets lonesome
Em
ands 109 degrees
Bm
singing carry me back to virginia
C
lord i’m down here on my knees

G . D . C . Am
in a market square where the bells were ringing loud to fill the air
G . D . C
levi gazed his eyes out to the rocket glare
G . D . C . Am
beyond the desert and the ocean , to the farthest fields of home
G . D . C
and when the bullets pierced his body he was already gone

G . C . Am . D . G
levi , lord , lord , lord the shot him down
C – Am . D . G
10 , 000 miles from a southern town
C – Am . D . G
oh levi