The Puritan

Dm Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 Dm F I filled my saddlebags with corn C Dm And bid my home goodbye F I set out for the west C F C With the flaming sun in my eyes Dm C Dm A sword and a bible by my side Dm F I joined a regiment of horse C Dm And with them I did go F We roared up hills and over dales C F C As we hunted down our frightened foe Dm C Dm Dsus2 And the Lord have mercy on their souls Dm C Dm I've seen castles torn down Am F C Villages alight and cattle burn F Am F I've listened to the tolling of the gun Dm F C And the clash of steel as morning comes Dm C Dm Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus2 And the Lord's seen all that I have done Dm F They gave me a house in lieu of pay C Dm With fine grazing land F A river of silver running through C F C It was a paradise that I had found Dm C Dm Dsus2 And the Lord led me to this chosen ground Dm C Dm But when I hear the crying of a child Am F C I still hear the rattle of the drum F Am F And see the shadows hanging in the trees Dm F C And a smell of burning follows me Dm C Dm And the Lord's seen all that I have done. Dm C Dm But Jesus was always on our side Am F C A sword of righteousness hung in the sky F Am F We sang a hymn to make the cowards turn Dm F C And then we cut them down as they did run Dm C Dm Dsus2 Dsus2 Dm Dsus2 DM And the Lord's seen all that I have done.