• Song:

    Alabama Acres

  • Artist:

    Kevin Devine

  • Album:

    Split the Country, Spli...

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C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)            GSo (320003@1)there's hundreds of auburn alabama acres
             C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)              Gwith (320003@1)rows of red roofs over warm farmers daughters
               C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)        Emwho've (022000@1)got no intention of inviting me in
                        C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)           Gspace (320003@1)shines all above me so i settle myself under it.
      C (x32010@1)                           D (xx0232@1)          Gwhen (320003@1)i wake up i'm back in my crowded city apartment
            C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)               Gsome (320003@1)random men doing work off in the kitchen
                    C (x32010@1)              D (xx0232@1)                  Em (022000@1)
 Gstacking (320003@1)mattresses up now to the ceiling and down to the floor.
                        C (x32010@1)                  D (xx0232@1)               Gmy (320003@1)fathers sick in the hallway i hear him whistlin under the door.
            C (x32010@1)                         D (xx0232@1)                            Gi (320003@1)rush to lift him but you all know i am weak and you know that he is heavy.
                           C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1)              Gthere's (320003@1)no blood in his cheeks but he's smiling straight at me.
                      C (x32010@1)                        D (xx0232@1)                   
 GI (320003@1)ask the thickest of the workers "would you please come and help me out?"
                   C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)                          Ghe (320003@1)comes ambling over and says "sir, i love how your whistling sounds"
          C (x32010@1)                                    Dso (xx0232@1)now i drag him through the kitchen to the living room and down on the
Gcarpet (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)              Ghe (320003@1)says, "son i'm embarassed, but the sides of my head hurt.
                      C (x32010@1)                D (xx0232@1)            Em (022000@1)  
 Gi (320003@1)just know that i'm tired and i could surely use some rest."
                       C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)                         
  Gi (320003@1)tear a mattress down for him and i say, "here dad sleep some on this."
             C (x32010@1)           Gi (320003@1)wake for real and it's over.
     C (x32010@1)C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1)                     Em (022000@1) Gi'm (320003@1)alone in acres and my dad is still dead.
                C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)                     
         Dbut (xx0232@1)if you underneath one of those rooftops, look out your window and invite
      Emme (022000@1)on in.
                           C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)           
  Em'cause (022000@1)it's cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend
                          C (x32010@1)                D (xx0232@1)             
 Emyeah (022000@1)it's cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend.
                    C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              Git's (320003@1)cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend yeah


These are the basic chords. The intro posted is pretty close so you can work with that. 
are lots of walking bass parts and such but I am far too lazy to figure out and tab all 
that.

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