## NOTE: This song is mostly just a G chord all the way through ##
nd Fret
Intro: G
Have you heard many a story
D
Told by old and young with joy
G
About 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
D
And he loved Virginia 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
D
Forty strips he gladly bore
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
D
And they aimed their rifles 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
D
They defied the General's 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
D
Far away from his kids and 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
D
Seven children wonder 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
D
Told by old and young with joy
G
About 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
D G
Won't you listen to me, children, well I would not 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