(Strum once for each of the chords in the first verse.) G5 C5 G5 In Knox County nobody was famous G5 C5 G5 Just a map dot that people passed through G5 C5 G5 Everybody grew Corn and tomatoes, yeah G5 D5 G(Begin strum pattern. I use D5 - DU-UDU.) At least as far as we knew G5 C5 G5 Old man Beckett on 200 acres G5 C5 G5 From sunup till sundown he worked G5 C5 G5 Just like the rest of our neighbors G5 D5 G5 He seemed like the salt of the earth C5 F5 C5 But we all knew something was different G5 D5 When the market hit bottom that year G5 C5 G5 While the rest of the county was starvin' E5 D5 G5 He brought a brand new John Deere G5 C5 G5 Well that rumor mill started churning G5 C5 G5 Down at the Lucky Dog Cafe G5 C5 G5 And it spread thru our Church Congregation G5 D5 G5 When he threw a grand in the plate C5 F5 C5 Had his lotto numbers gone lucky G5 D5 Or did some rich relative die G5 C5 G5 Where on God's earth did he get the money G5 D5 G5 to install that Jacuzzi outside Key Change to A Bridge: A5 One night after fishin with all of the fellas A5 F#5 Curiosity got the best of us. A5 So we crept thru his corn rows with flashlights and high hopes A5 F#5 To see what the truth really was E5 D5 A5 Till we were stopped by a shot from his gun, run A5 D5 A5 We scattered in every direction A5 D5 A5 Grateful to get out alive A5 D5 A5 What happened that night was never mentioned A5 E5 A5 Till the day they arrived D5 G5 D5 With helicopters and squad cars A5 E5 They completely surrounded his place A5 D5 A5 They cut down all of his cash crops F#5 E5 A5 I can still see the shame on his face D5 G5 D5 As they hauled him away in those handcuffs A5 E5 For growin' what he shouldn't grow A5 D5 A5 He said "Careful kids one day you'll end up F#5 E5 A5 Reapin' the seeds that you sew In Knox county nobody was famous Just a map dot that people passed through Everybody grew corn and tomatoes, yeah At least as far as we knew