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