Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper's Dream ---------------------------------------- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band D G D Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall A D Of a little run-down cabin in the woods G D Where my dad never promised that our blue moon would turn gold A D But he laid awake nights wishin' that it would G D When the world was on our radio hard work was on our minds A D We lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion G D With ol' overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back A D Man, it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong Bm G But momma kept the Bible read and daddy kept our family fed D A And somewhere in between I must have grown Bm G Cause someday I was dreamin' that a song that I was singin' D A Takes me down the road to where I want to go Bn A D Now I know, it's a long hard road G D Sometimes I remember when I stayed up late at night A D When the sun-up came, we got up and went G D In the shadows of a working' day our moonlight hours spent A D Singin' songs along with Gramma's radio G D Now I'm beatin' down a ol' blacktop road sleepin' in a sack A D Livin' in my memories all in vain G D Cause those city lights ain't all that bright compared to what its like A D To see Lightning Bugs go dancin' in the rain Bm G Momma played the guitar then and daddy made the saw blade bend D A And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum Bm G But I just kept on dreamin' that a song that I was singin' D A Takes me down the road to where my name is known Bm A D Now I'm gone, and its a long hard road Bm A D Yes, I know, Its a long hard road. ?
