Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper's Dream ---------------------------------------- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DWay (xx0232@1)back in my memory there's a scene that I recall A (x02220@1) DOf (xx0232@1)a little run-down cabin in the woods G (320003@1) DWhere (xx0232@1)my dad never promised that our blue moon would turn gold A (x02220@1) DBut (xx0232@1)he laid awake nights wishin' that it would G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)the world was on our radio hard work was on our minds A (x02220@1) DWe (xx0232@1)lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion G (320003@1) DWith (xx0232@1)ol' overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back A (x02220@1) DMan, (xx0232@1)it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong Bm (x24432@1) GBut (320003@1)momma kept the Bible read and daddy kept our family fed D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)somewhere in between I must have grown Bm (x24432@1) GCause (320003@1)someday I was dreamin' that a song that I was singin' D (xx0232@1) ATakes (x02220@1)me down the road to where I want to go Bn A (x02220@1) DNow (xx0232@1)I know, it's a long hard road G (320003@1) DSometimes (xx0232@1)I remember when I stayed up late at night A (x02220@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)the sun-up came, we got up and went G (320003@1) DIn (xx0232@1)the shadows of a working' day our moonlight hours spent A (x02220@1) DSingin' (xx0232@1)songs along with Gramma's radio G (320003@1) DNow (xx0232@1)I'm beatin' down a ol' blacktop road sleepin' in a sack A (x02220@1) DLivin' (xx0232@1)in my memories all in vain G (320003@1) DCause (xx0232@1)those city lights ain't all that bright compared to what its like A (x02220@1) DTo (xx0232@1)see Lightning Bugs go dancin' in the rain Bm (x24432@1) GMomma (320003@1)played the guitar then and daddy made the saw blade bend D (xx0232@1) AAnd (x02220@1)raindrops played the tin roof like a drum Bm (x24432@1) GBut (320003@1)I just kept on dreamin' that a song that I was singin' D (xx0232@1) ATakes (x02220@1)me down the road to where my name is known Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) DNow (xx0232@1)I'm gone, and its a long hard road Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A DYes, (xx0232@1)I know, Its a long hard road. ?