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Time to Haul It Down

     E                               A
In Columbia now the rebel flag still flies on the Capitol pole.
                B7                    E
Time to haul it down, time to haul it down.
                                  F#m
It's history now that flag; it belongs in some museum.
                B7                    E
Time to haul it down, time to haul it down.


          C#m                            G#
If you're swept up in the glamour of the glorious lost cause,
          F#                           B7
You might stop for just a minute and reflect upon its laws.
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You might ask yourself one question, it should not take more than one:
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What would this country be like if they'd won?

My family shed blood for it, so I claim the right to say:
Time to haul it down, time to haul it down.
You can claim it stood for states rights; it was slavery all the way.
Time to haul it down, time to haul it down.

You can sing of old Marse Robert, Stonewall Jackson and the rest.
They came down at Appomattox; now it's time to let it rest.
From a time of blood and sorrow, from a dark and mournful past,
Let's remember that we're free - all free at last.

In Columbia now the rebel flag still flies on the Capitol pole.
Time to haul it down, time to haul it down.
It's history now that flag; it belongs in some museum.
Time to haul it down, time to haul it down.
Oh, it's history now, that flag; it belongs in some museum.
Time to haul it down, time to haul it down.

(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 2000)

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