Alison Krauss & Union Station – Richmond On The James (Guitar)
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RICHMMOND ON THE JAMES
As recorded by Alison Krauss & Union Station
(2025 release)
[Intro]
Am G Am G Am G
Am G Am
[Verse 1]
Am G Our land is filled with mourning Am From Bourbon to Malone G And many wives and mothers G Are weeping, sad and lone Am G For many youthful heroes G Are among the noble slain Am G On a blood-red field near Richmond Am Fair Richmond on the James
[Verse 2]
Am G A soldier boy at Richmond Am Lay gasping on the field Em The battle strife was over G D And the foe was forced to yield Am Em But fell one noble hero G D Before the foe-man's aim Am G On the blood-stained field at Richmond Am Fair Richmond on the James
[Interlude]
G Am G Am G
Am G Am
[Verse 3]
Am G A comrade stood beside him Am As his lifeblood ebbed away G They had been chums together G Since boyhood's early day Am G Together they had struggled G 'Mid strife and grief and pain Am G But to part that night at Richmond Am Fair Richmond on the James
[Verse 4]
Am G He said my noble comrade Am You will miss me for awhile Em But the faces that once loved us G D Again on you will smile Am Em Again you will be the foremost G D In all the village games Am G While I lie here at Richmond Am Fair Richmond on the James
[Interlude]
G Am Em G D Am Em G D
Am G Am
[Verse 5]
Am G Take the sword home to my brother Am And the star upon my breast Em To my young and gentle sister G D The one that I loved best Am G And a brown lock from my forehead G To my mother who still dreams Am G Of the safe return of her soldier boy Am From Richmond on the James