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A (x02220@1) BmI (x24432@1)worked the land to raise a family
G (320003@1) A'Till (x02220@1)I was weary to the bone
F#m (244222@1) GBut (320003@1)hard labour never bothered me
D (xx0232@1) ALord, (x02220@1)it's all I ever known
A (x02220@1) BmToo (x24432@1)many seasons of calamity
G (320003@1) AAnd (x02220@1)too much interest on the loan
F#m (244222@1) GIt's (320003@1)half the size as it used to be
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
And half of that is stone
E (022100@1) AThe (x02220@1)crops ain't worth a-seeding
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Esus4 (022200@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
Timber only gets you fire
E (022100@1) AThe (x02220@1)live-stock I'm a-feeding
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)
I can hardly keep 'em alive
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) DI (xx0232@1)gotta do what I can to survive
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F#m (244222@1) DI (xx0232@1)know the law wont be forgiving
A (x02220@1) EBut (022100@1)that'll be the choice I made
Bm (x24432@1) GI (320003@1)used to farm for a living
D (xx0232@1) ABut (x02220@1)now I'm in the growing trade
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A (x02220@1) BmThe (x24432@1)summer beauty of the cotton fields
G (320003@1) AWas (x02220@1)like a view from heaven's door
F#m (244222@1) GMy (320003@1)grandaddy said that harvest time
D (xx0232@1) AWas (x02220@1)what the good lord made us for
A (x02220@1) BmI (x24432@1)guess he'd wonder where's the dignity
G (320003@1) AIn (x02220@1)a crop you raise to burn
F#m (244222@1) GBut (320003@1)this land is my legacy
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Esus4 (022200@1)EI (022100@1)got nowhere else to turn
E (022100@1) AShotgun (x02220@1)on my shoulder
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) Esus4 (022200@1)EWhere (022100@1)a tote sack oughta be
E (022100@1) AThe (x02220@1)theives are getting bolder
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)the feds may be watching me
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) DI (xx0232@1)gotta quit this eventually
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F#m (244222@1) DI (xx0232@1)know the law wont be forgiving
A (x02220@1) EBut (022100@1)that'll be the choice I made
Bm (x24432@1) GI (320003@1)used to farm for a living
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)ABut (x02220@1)now I'm in the growing trade
E (022100@1) AHelicopters (x02220@1)in the distance
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EGetting (022100@1)closer every day
E (022100@1) AThey're (x02220@1)gonna meet some resistance
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EAin't (022100@1)no price too big to pay
E (022100@1) AIt (x02220@1)won't make any difference,
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EWhen (022100@1)they take it all away,
E (022100@1) ABetween (x02220@1)the cot in the jailhouse
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EAnd (022100@1)a bed beneath the clay
F#m (244222@1) E (022100@1) DI (xx0232@1)guess there's nothing to do now but pray
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