{st:} Intro G Cadd9 D Em G Cadd9 D Em I was just a little boy in elementary school G Cadd9 D Em English and math and science class learnin the golden rule G Cadd9 D I learned how to add and how to subtract how to multiply and Em divide G Cadd9 D I learned about bugs and I learned about plants and I learned how to read and Em write G Cadd9 D Em But my most favorite class of all was my last class of the day G Cadd9 D Em When my history teacher would tell us tales of old times long gone away G Cadd9 D I was amazed at the way she knew all the people and their names and the places Em and the dates G Cadd9 D Em Thats when I first learned about General Lee and his thirteen rebel states G Cadd9 D Em G Cadd9 D Em One day she came to school with a big brown grocery bag G Cadd9 D Em She opened it up we all helped her hold er up this great big X shaped flag G Cadd9 D Em She said, class now only a fool would tell you this flag is a symbol of hate G Cadd9 D Em It represents the men who fought and died with pride for our Confederate States G Cadd9 D Em Your assignment tonight I want you to write I want you to pretend G Cadd9 D Em That one of these brave men came back to life now what would you say to him G Cadd9 D Well the school bell rang and I thought and I thought as the bus carried me Em across town G Cadd9 D Em I got out my pencil and my notebook pad and this is what I wrote down I wrote G Cadd9 D Em G Mr. Confederate Man Id like to shake your hand for givin your life for Cadd9 D Em Dixieland, Mr. Confederate Man G Cadd9 D Em G Cadd9 D Em The next day in history class I put my paper on my teachers desk G Cadd9 D Then she called me up in front of everyone because she said she liked mine the Em best G Cadd9 D Em As I walked up to the head of the class my teacher smiled and she nodded at me G Cadd9 D Em Then I saw a tear roll down er cheek as I began to read I read G Cadd9 D Em G Mr. Confederate Man Id like to shake your hand for givin your life for Cadd9 D Em Dixieland, Mr. Confederate Man G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 D Em G Cadd9 D Em Well I was at home readin through the news just the other day G Cadd9 D Em When I ran across my old teachers name and I saw that she had passed away G Cadd9 D With a bittersweet smile I looked up at my wall a wrinkled paper in an ol wood Em frame G Cadd9 D Where underneath penciled words almost faded away she had marked a great big red Em (stop) A . Plus G Cadd9 D Em G Mr. Confederate Man Id like to shake your hand for givin your life for Cadd9 D Em Dixieland, Mr. Confederate Man I wrote G Cadd9 D Em G Mr. Confederate Man Id like to shake your hand for givin your life for Cadd9 D Em Dixieland, Mr. Confederate Man G Cadd9 D Em
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