Intro G C D G

G (320003@1)                 C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)    GI (320003@1)grew up two hours north of Birmingham
G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)     GMe (320003@1)and my daddy used to fish next to Wilson Dam
G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)     GHe (320003@1)told some stories, Camaros and J.W. Dant
     D (xx0232@1)                     C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)       GWhen (320003@1)I got a little older, I wouldn't and now Daddy can't

Chorus
           C (x32010@1)         DG
So I thank God for the TVA
      C (x32010@1)         DG
Thank God for the TVA
      G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)EmWhere (022000@1)me and my daddy used to bow to the river and pray
      C (x32010@1)         DG
Thank God for the TVA

G (320003@1)                 C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)        GWhen (320003@1)I was 15, me and my girl sat out on the lock
 G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)      GWatchin' (320003@1)the raccoons and terrapins dance on rocks
 G (320003@1)               C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)      GShe (320003@1)let me put my hand up under her shirt
   D (xx0232@1)                     C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)GI (320003@1)wanted her to want me so bad, it hurt

Chorus
           C (x32010@1)         DG
So I thank God for the TVA
      C (x32010@1)         DG
Thank God for the TVA
      G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)EmWhere (022000@1)me and my baby used to lay around and wait on the day
      C (x32010@1)         DG
Thank God for the TVA

Intro 3 Times, then D C D G

G (320003@1)                   C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)     GMy (320003@1)granddaddy told me when he was just 7 or so 
    G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)        GHis (320003@1)daddy lost work and they didn't have a row to hoe
    G (320003@1)                 C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)      GNot (320003@1)too much to eat for 7 boys and 3 girls
   D (xx0232@1)                          C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)        GAll (320003@1)lived in a tent, a bunch of sharecroppers versus the world

G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)  GSo (320003@1)his momma sat down and wrote a letter to FDR
      G (320003@1)                             C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)       GThen (320003@1)a couple days later, a couple of country men came in a car
       G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)         GRolled (320003@1)out in the field, told his daddy to put down the plow
      D (xx0232@1)                          C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)        GAnd (320003@1)he helped build the damn, gave power to most the South

Chorus
           C (x32010@1)         DG
So I thank God for the TVA
      C (x32010@1)         DG
Thank God for the TVA
      G (320003@1)                  C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)EmWhere (022000@1)Roosevelt let us all work for an honest day's pay
      C (x32010@1)         DG
Thank God for the TVA