Key: E major•
Intro 1
B
E
B
Bm
B
E
A
E
F#m
A
B
E
A
E
Verse 1
bills are all due,
and the baby needs shoes,
F#m
B
Cotton is down to a quarter of a pound
I got a cow that went dry
I got a hen that won't lay
A
E
A big stack of bills
F#m
A
is getting big ger each day
my belongings away
E
Bsus4
E
Cause I'm busted
B
E
Well, I went to my brother
to ask for a loan
B
Bm
B
Cause I'm busted
Oh, I hate to beg like a dog for a bone
B
E
B
E
Well, my brother says
there's not a thing I can do
A
E
My wife and my kids,
F#m
A
they're all down with the flu
B
F#m
B
And I was just a -thinkin'
about callin' on you
E
Bsus4
Because I'm busted
E
B
E
A
E
F#m
A
B
E
Well, now, I'm not a thief
But a man can go wrong
And, the food that we put up last summer
Well, the fields are all bare,
and the cotton won't grow
A
E
And me and my family,
F#m
A
we gotta pack up and go
B
F#m
But I'll make a living
B
E
just where I don't know I'm busted
I got a cow that went dry,
I got a hen that won't lay
A
E
A big stack of bills
F#m
A
is getting bigger each day
my belongings away
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB E Bm A F#m...
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