-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------- THIS FILE IS THE AuTHOR'S OWN WORK AND REPRESENTS MY INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG -------------------------------------------------------- UMM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE DONE THIS SO IF THERE ARE ANY MISTAKES FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH ABUSE, ADVISE ETC. MATT :-) FROM mattro11@optushome.com.au THIS IS THE INTRO TO "BEN MCCULLOCK" BY STEVE EARLE FROM THE ALBUM "TRAIN A COMIN" THERE IS A LOT MORE GOING ON HERE BUT YOU CAN GET THE GENERAL IDEA. E-----------0--------0-----------------------00----0-0-----0-0----0-0--------- B--------0--------0--------0--0-----0--0-----------0-0-----0-0----0-0--------- G---4^5--------5--------5--------5--------5------5------5------5-------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------0-0-----0-0---------------------------------------------------------- B--------0-0-----0-0----------------0-----0^3--3--------------------3-----0--- G---4^5-------5-------4^0--0--0--2-----0--0----0--------------------------0--- D--------------------------0----------------------2--0-----------0-----0------ A-------------------------------------------------------2--2--3--------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------3------------------------- B-----------3-----0-------3------------------------3-------------------------- G-----------------0---------------0---------------0--------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------0-----0-------------0^2-----2^0-----0^2-------0^2--2--2^0------------ E---2^3--------------2^3------------------3-------------------------3--------- AM WE SIGNED UP IN SAN ANTON G C MY BROTHER PAUL AND ME G TO FIGHT WITH BEN MCCOLLOCH AM AND THE TEXAS INFANTRY AM WELL THE POSTER SAID WE'D GET A UNIFORM G C AND SEVEN BUCKS A WEEK G THE BEST RATIONS IN THE ARMY AM AND A RIFLE WE COULD KEEP AM WHEN I FIRST LAID EYES ON THE GENERAL G C I KNEW HE WAS A FIGHTING MAN G HE WAS EVERY INCH A SOLDIER AM EVERY WORD WAS HIS COMMAND AM WELL HIS EYES WERE COLD AS LEAD AND STEEL G C FORGED INTO TOOLS OF WAR G HE TOOK THE LIVES OF MANY AM AND THE SOULS OF MANY MORE AM WELL THEY MARCHED US TO MISSOURI G C AND WE HARDLY STOPPED FOR REST G THEN HE MADE HIS SPEECH AND SAID AM WE'RE COMIN' TO THE TEST AM WELL WE'VE GOT TO TAKE SAINT LOUIS BOYS G C BEFORE THE YANKEES DO G IF WE CONTROL THE MISSISSIPPI AM THEN THE FEDERALS ARE THROUGH AM WELL THEY TOLD US THAT OUR ENEMY G C WOULD ALL BE DRESSED IN BLUE G THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE WINTERS COLD AM AND THE CURSED FEVER TOO AM MY BROTHER DIED IN WILSONS CREEK G C AND LORD I SEEN HIM FALL G WE FELL BACK TO THE BOSTON MOUNTAINS AM IN THE NORTH OF ARKANSAS G AM G AM G GODDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH D I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANY MAN ALIVE AM EM AND WHEN YOU DIE AM EM YOU'LL BE A FOOT SOLDIER JUST LIKE ME D G IN THE DEVILS INFANTRY AM AND ALL THE WAY TO FAYETTEVILLE G C WE CURSED MCCULLOCH'S NAME G AND MOURNED THE DEAD WE'D LEFT BEHIND AM AND WE WAS CARRING THE LAME AM I KILLED A BOY THE OTHER NIGHT G C WHO'D NEVER EVEN SHAVED G I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M FIGHTIN' FOR AM I AIN'T EVER OWNED A SLAVE AM SO I SNUCK OUT OF CAMP G C AND I HEARD THE NEWS NEXT NIGHT G THE YANKEES WON THE BATTLE AM AND MCCOLLOCH LOST HIS LIFE G AM G AM G GODDAMN YOU BEN MCCOLLOCH D I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANY MAN ALIVE AM EM AND WHEN YOU DIE AM EM YOU'LL BE A FOOT SOLDIER JUST LIKE ME D G IN THE DEVILS INFANTRY