Key: E major
Intro 1
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C
G
Gm
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C
F
C
Dm
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G
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F
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Verse 1
bills are all due,
and the baby needs shoes,
Dm
G
Cotton is down to a quarter of a pound
I got a cow that went dry
I got a hen that won't lay
F
C
A big stack of bills
Dm
F
is getting big ger each day
my belongings away
C
Gsus4
C
Cause I'm busted
G
C
Well, I went to my brother
to ask for a loan
G
Gm
G
Cause I'm busted
Oh, I hate to beg like a dog for a bone
G
C
G
C
Well, my brother says
there's not a thing I can do
F
C
My wife and my kids,
Dm
F
they're all down with the flu
G
Dm
G
And I was just a -thinkin'
about callin' on you
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Gsus4
Because I'm busted
C
G
C
F
C
Dm
F
G
C
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
F
C
And me and my family,
Dm
F
we gotta pack up and go
G
Dm
But I'll make a living
G
C
just where I don't know I'm busted
I got a cow that went dry,
I got a hen that won't lay
F
C
A big stack of bills
Dm
F
is getting bigger each day
my belongings away
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