Ache'n For Acres chords by Arrested Development

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
 (A minor) Yes, indeedy sho' 'nuff needy
I got the feeling to stretch on out
My children are cryin',
my elders are dying
And me I'm relying on a

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Verse 2

check for rent

If I gotta be broke,

then ain't no joke

I'm moving to the country

and buying some land

And I'll be alright if I can rest at night

Knowing my children got

land to stand on

Verse 3
Am 
Ache'n for acres plenty of acres  (A minor) 
Money spent in rent ain't
earning me cent
Ain't gettin' no Caddy,
no Benz, no Jeep
Until I got some and for some

Verse 4
land to keep
Am 
 (A minor) No more children crying instead
they'll be running
Running free and wild in the
heat of the sun
'cause once I'm gone I
wanna feel strong
That my children will go on,
family land and all sayin'

Verse 5
Am 
I got some  (A minor) land to stand on, no
more ache'n for acres
No beggin' for leftovers,
got some space of my own
I got grounds to raise on,
F 
Am 
no more  (F major)  (A minor) ache'n for acres
No more giving to takers,

Verse 6
got some land to leave on
Am 
 (A minor) No more elders passin'
without my kids askin'
Papa who's tombstones
are those in the yard
Family gotta stay close all
of us gotta stay close

Verse 7
Ache'n for acres for buildin' a nation
Am 
 (A minor) Ain't about depending on
government spendin'
Especially when the government's
got a plan of their own
Separate from me, separate from you
Separate from most,
in sync with a few

Verse 8
Am 
Ache'n for acres plenty of acres  (A minor) 
My grandpappa had 'em all but he lost
'em and he sold 'em
The cities were a growin' and
grandpa's getting older
Little did he know that his

Verse 9
land was valuable
Am 
 (A minor) Got land to stand on then
you can stand up
Stand up for your rights as a woman,
as a man
Man o' man my choices expand
Ain't got me no money but I
got me some land

Verse 10
Am 
I got some  (A minor) land to stand on, no
more ache'n for acres
No beggin' for leftovers,
got some space of my own
I got grounds to raise on,
no more ache'n for acres
No more giving to takers,