Key: C minor
Intro 1
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G
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Verse 1
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But that's just perfect for an Amish like me
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You know, I shun fancy things like electricity
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Fm
At 4:30 in the morning I'm milkin' cows
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And I've been milkin' and plowin' so long that
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Even Ezekiel thinks that my mind is gone
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Then tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699
Chorus 1
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We been spending most our lives
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Living in an Amish paradise
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I've churned butter once or twice
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Living in an Amish paradise
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It's hard work and sacrifice
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Living in an Amish paradise
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We sell quilts at a discount price
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Living in an Amish paradise
Verse 2
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A local boy kicked me in the butt last week
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I really don't care, in fact I wish him well
when he's burning in Hell
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I never wear buttons but I got a cool hat
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We're just technologically impaired
Bridge 1
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There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar
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Not a single luxury
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Like Robinson Caruso
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It's as primitive as can be
Chorus 2
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We been spending most our lives
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Living in an Amish Paradise
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We're just plain and simple guys
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Living in an Amish Paradise
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There's no time for sin and vice
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Living in an Amish Paradise
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We don't fight, we all play nice
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Living in an Amish Paradise
Verse 3
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Hitchin' up the buggy, churnin' lots of butter
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So don't be vain and don't be whiny
Cm
I might have to get medieval on your heinie
Chorus 3
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We been spending most our lives
G
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Living in an Amish Paradise
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We're all crazy Mennonites
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Living in an Amish Paradise
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Fm
There's no cops or traffic lights
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Living in an Amish Paradise
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But you'd probably think it bites
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Living in an Amish Paradise
Outro 1
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ChordsAb Fm G Cm Bb
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