Chambers
Chuck Ragan Tim Barry and Ben Nichols Lyrics
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He'd come west to Mexico to fight 1842 at Mier
The gutters filled with blood and fear
Barely made it back to Texas alive
With Missouri Volunteers when the war began
In '46 they crossed the Rio Grande
There he met his dark-eyed love
But said good bye when the war was done
He swore that he'd come back for her again
Oh oh novia
Oh oh your man is gone
Maybe he's in Texas
But we'll take what God has left us
And we'll leave for California with the dawn
Worked his way back to Old Mexico
To reclaim the love he'd left two years ago
Back to those same city walls
Where he'd watched copper cannonballs
Like wayward suns roll down the cobblestones
They put him in a prison left alone
With other yankee fools so far from home
Parade them through the square in chains
'Till in rode Captain Glanton's gang
Apache scalps for bounties paid in gold
Glanton's men were killers all by trade
And through the prison bars a deal was made
Glanton needed three new men
Hired the lovelorn veteran
The killers rode out through the governor's gates
The Veteran left camp 'fore the rising sun
No killer he'd left other work undone
He was not yet two days out
When Glanton's naked native scouts
Brought back his empty horse and his brand new gun
The song "Chambers," by Chuck Ragan Tim Barry and Ben Nichols, depicts the story of a soldier who goes to Mexico to fight in a war. He falls in love with a dark-eyed woman, but when the war finishes, he leaves her behind, promising to come back for her. He returns two years later, only to be imprisoned by Captain Glanton, who is looking for three new men to join his gang of killers. The lovelorn veteran agrees and leaves the camp before the rising sun, with other work left undone. Shortly thereafter, his horse was found empty, and his brand new gun was missing, indicating that he was likely killed in action.
The lyrics of "Chambers" are a tale of love and loss, bravery, war, and violence. The song offers a snapshot into the harsh realities of war and the devastating effects that it can have on people's lives. The lyrics evoke feelings of sadness and melancholy as the listener follows the singer's journey from a soldier fighting in a war to a prisoner, a killer, and ultimately, a victim.
Line by Line Meaning
Born under a south Kentucky sky
The man was born in southern Kentucky.
He'd come west to Mexico to fight 1842 at Mier
He went to Mexico in 1842 to fight in Mier.
The gutters filled with blood and fear
The streets were covered in blood and people were scared.
Barely made it back to Texas alive
He barely survived and returned to Texas.
With Missouri Volunteers when the war began
At the start of the war, he was with the Missouri Volunteers.
In '46 they crossed the Rio Grande
In 1846, they crossed the Rio Grande.
There he met his dark-eyed love
He met the woman he fell in love with.
But said good bye when the war was done
He had to say goodbye when the war ended.
He swore that he'd come back for her again
He promised to return to her.
Oh oh novia
Oh, his love.
Oh oh your man is gone
Her man is gone.
Maybe he's in Texas
He may be in Texas.
But we'll take what God has left us
They will make do with what they have left.
And we'll leave for California with the dawn
They will leave for California in the morning.
Worked his way back to Old Mexico
He worked his way back to Mexico.
To reclaim the love he'd left two years ago
He went back to Mexico to get the woman he left two years ago.
Back to those same city walls
He returned to the same city walls.
Where he'd watched copper cannonballs
He had seen copper cannonballs before.
Like wayward suns roll down the cobblestones
The cannonballs rolled down the cobblestones like lost suns.
They put him in a prison left alone
He was put in prison and left alone.
With other yankee fools so far from home
He was with other American prisoners far from home.
Parade them through the square in chains
They were paraded through the square in chains.
Till in rode Captain Glanton's gang
Captain Glanton's gang arrived.
Apache scalps for bounties paid in gold
They were paid gold bounties for Apache scalps.
Glanton's men were killers all by trade
Glanton's men were professional killers.
And through the prison bars a deal was made
They made a deal through the prison bars.
Glanton needed three new men
Glanton needed three more men.
Hired the lovelorn veteran
They hired the love-struck veteran.
The killers rode out through the governor's gates
The killers left through the governor's gates.
The Veteran left camp 'fore the rising sun
The veteran left camp before sunrise.
No killer he'd left other work undone
He was not a killer; he had unfinished business to attend to.
He was not yet two days out
He had only been gone for less than two days.
When Glanton's naked native scouts
Glanton's naked native scouts found him.
Brought back his empty horse and his brand new gun
They brought back his horse without its rider and his new gun.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Benjamin Nichols
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@swingsetup
thanks for putting this up...it was a great show.
@DarkDizzle845
Those four legends.