Key: E major
Intro 1
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A
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Em
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D
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Bm
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Verse 1
bills are all due,
and the baby needs shoes,
Bm
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Cotton is down to a quarter of a pound
I got a cow that went dry
I got a hen that won't lay
D
A
A big stack of bills
Bm
D
is getting big ger each day
my belongings away
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Esus4
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Cause I'm busted
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A
Well, I went to my brother
to ask for a loan
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Em
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Cause I'm busted
Oh, I hate to beg like a dog for a bone
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A
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Well, my brother says
there's not a thing I can do
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My wife and my kids,
Bm
D
they're all down with the flu
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Bm
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And I was just a -thinkin'
about callin' on you
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Esus4
Because I'm busted
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D
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Bm
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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
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A
And me and my family,
Bm
D
we gotta pack up and go
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Bm
But I'll make a living
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A
just where I don't know I'm busted
I got a cow that went dry,
I got a hen that won't lay
D
A
A big stack of bills
Bm
D
is getting bigger each day
my belongings away
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