Chord/Tab song: Laughlin Boy

CAPO: 2nd Fret


INTRO: G

Have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with [D]joy
A[G]bout the faithful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy


Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie


The Laughlin boy was a boy of honour
And he loved Virginia [D]well
[G]But he would not fire a rifle
So he sat in an cold jail cell
So he sat in an cold jail cell


Well, he was pierced and he was beaten
Forty strips he gladly b[D]ore
[G]But he would not serve the devil
In that awful Civil War
In that awful Civil War


Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie


Now, twelve grey soldiers stood before him
And they aimed their rifles [D]true
[G]He prayed Lord, "Oh please forgive them
For they know not what they do
For they know not what they do"


Well, those young soldiers would not fire
They defied the General's [D]plan
[G]So the army changed his sentence
Who could murder such a man?
Who could murder such a man?


Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie


They hauled him far away to Richmond
Far away from his kids and [D]wife
[G]There, pneumonia racked his body
That good man soon lost his life
That good man soon lost his life


Now his wife is sadly weeping
Seven children wonder [D]why
[G]Lord, it seems that truth and honour
Sure can come at an awful price
Sure can come at an awful price


Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie


Oh, have you heard many a story
Told by old and young with [D]joy
A[G]bout the fateful deed of daring
That was done by the Laughlin boy
That was done by the Laughlin boy


Yeah, listen to me children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Listen to me, children, well I wouldn't tell a lie
Won't you listen to me, children, well I [D]would not [G]lie


Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Listen to me, children (listen to me, children)
Oh, listen to me, children