Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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bills are all due and the babies needs shoes, we're busted
We've had a hard time since they closed down the mines,
Got a cow that's gone dry
and a hen that won't lay
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A big stack of bills that get
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Em
bigger each day
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Tomorrow they'll haul our belongings away,
we're busted
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Verse 2
Well, our friends are all leavin' this ol' mining town,
They're headin' up north where there's
Lord, I hate to give up this acre of land
since minin' began
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they don't understand we're busted
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We're busted, yes,
We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back,
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Interlude 1
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Verse 3
Lord, I had to beg like a dog for a bone,
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Brother John lost his job and
his rent's overdue
down with the flu
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Verse 4
Lord no, my old man's no thief,
My babies ain't well and it's drivin'
Gonna sell that ol' Guernsey
and give up this shack
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help mama get packed
Verse 5
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We're headin' up north and we ain't comin' back,
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yes we're busted
We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back,
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C D Em
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