Nobody Wants you to die - Lyrics, Chords and Recording

Not a traditional song, but a collaboration with Peter Birkett. This one is meant for a forthcoming album about the American civil war, which we are going to call 'Firebell in the Night'. Peter Birkett writes, "In the smokey darkness of the battlefield, a soldier’s thoughts turn to the carefree country life he knew before the war; a life of laughter and love – where nobody wants you to die."

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Chords

	C				G7
I	wish	I	was	already	home
							C
Where	the	sounds	of	the	country	are	all	I can	hear
		F
And	the	straw-dust	floats	by
		C
In	the	ever-blue	sky
		Dm7						F
And	the	guys	take	the	shade	of	the	oak	tree
				C
And	have	them	a	beer.
				G7
It's	much	better	than	this
				C
For	here	there's	just	killing.
F			Dm7		F
I	want	that	old	country	life,
				C
With	its	laughing	and	loving,
Dm7		F
Sowing	and	tilling,
					C
Where	nobody	wants	you	to	die.

Lyrics

I wish I was already home,

Where the sounds of the country are all I can hear

And the straw-dust floats by

In the ever blue sky

And the guys take the shade of the oak tree

And have them a beer.

It's much better than this

For here there's just killing.

I want that old country life

With its laughing and loving,

Sowing and tilling,

Where nobody wants you to die.

I wish I could ride that rode home.

It's a long dusty road with a smile at the end,

Where you walk around free

And you see what you see

And the girls take the shade of the willows

Along by the river bend.

It's much better than this

For here there's just killing.

I want that old country life

With its laughing and loving,

Sowing and tilling,

Where nobody wants you to die.

I don't even know which road home,

The sound of the gunfire is filling my ears

And the bullets fly by

In the smoky, dark sky

As we bury our dead and the living

Are dying with fear.

It's much better at home

For there it's just living.

I want my old country life

With its laughing and loving

And blessed forgiving

And nobody wants you to die.