Intro
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Verse 1
Bm AOur land is filled with mourning
BmFrom Bourbon to Malone
AAnd many wives and mothers
Are weeping, sad and lone
Bm AFor many youthful heroes
Are among the noble slain
Bm AOn a blood-red field near Richmond
BmFair Richmond on the James
Verse 2
Bm AA soldier boy at Richmond
BmLay gasping on the field
Bm F#mThe battle strife was over
A EAnd the foe was forced to yield
Bm F#mBut fell one noble hero.
A EBefore the foe-man's aim
Bm AOn the blood-stained field at Richmond
BmFair Richmond on the James
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Verse 3
Bm AA comrade stood beside him
BmAs his lifeblood ebbed away
Bm AThey had been chums together
Since boyhood's early day
Bm ATogether they had struggled
'Mid strife and grief and pain
Bm ABut to part that night at Richmond
BmFair Richmond on the James
Verse 4
Bm AHe said, "My noble comrade
BmYou will miss me for awhile
F#mBut the faces that once loved us
A EAgain on you will smile
Bm F#mAgain you will be foremost
A EIn all the village games
Bm AWhile I lie here at Richmond"
BmFair Richmond on the James
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Verse 5
Bm ATake the sword home to my brother
BmAnd the star upon my breast
F#mTo my young and gentle sister
A EThe one that I loved best
Bm F#mAnd a brown lock from my forehead
A ETo my mother who still dreams
Bm AOf the safe return of her soldier boy
BmFrom Richmond on the James
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