Intro G C D G G C D G I grew up two hours north of Birmingham G C D G Me and my daddy used to fish next to Wilson Dam G C D G He told some stories, Camaros and J.W. Dant D C D G When I got a little older, I wouldn't and now Daddy can't Chorus C D G So I thank God for the TVA C D G Thank God for the TVA G C D G G/F# Em Where me and my daddy used to bow to the river and pray C D G Thank God for the TVA G C D G When I was 15, me and my girl sat out on the lock G C D G Watchin' the raccoons and terrapins dance on rocks G C D G She let me put my hand up under her shirt D C D G I wanted her to want me so bad, it hurt Chorus C D G So I thank God for the TVA C D G Thank God for the TVA G C D G G/F# Em Where me and my baby used to lay around and wait on the day C D G Thank God for the TVA Intro 3 Times, then D C D G G C D G My granddaddy told me when he was just 7 or so G C D G His daddy lost work and they didn't have a row to hoe G C D G Not too much to eat for 7 boys and 3 girls D C D G All lived in a tent, a bunch of sharecroppers versus the world G C D G So his momma sat down and wrote a letter to FDR G C D G Then a couple days later, a couple of country men came in a car G C D G Rolled out in the field, told his daddy to put down the plow D C D G And he helped build the damn, gave power to most the South Chorus C D G So I thank God for the TVA C D G Thank God for the TVA G C D G G/F# Em Where Roosevelt let us all work for an honest day's pay C D G Thank God for the TVA
