Give Me Forty Acres chords by
Red Simpson
Red Simpson

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Key: C major
Intro 1
C
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Verse 1
C
C

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He was headed into
F
F

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Boston in a big long diesel truck
G
G

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It was his first trip to
Boston, he
C
C

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was havin' lots of luck
He was goin' the wrong
F
F

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direction down a one -way
Em
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street in town
D
D

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G
G

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And this is what he said
as the police chased
C
C

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him down
F
F

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Well, give me 40 acres and I'll turn this
G
G

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C
C

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It's the easiest way that I've found
Some guys can turn it on a dime
F
F

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Em
Em

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D
D

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Or turn it right down the town
G
G

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But I need forty acres
C
C

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To turn this rig around
When he finally found where to unload
F
F

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He had a dreadful shock
G
G

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His trailer pointed toward the road
C
C

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And his cab right to the dock
And as he looked around him
F
F

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Through his tears he made the sound
D
D

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G
G

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Give me 40 acres and I'll
C
C

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turn this rig around.
Well, give me 40 acres and
F
F

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I'll turn this rig around.
G
G

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C
C

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It's the easiest way that I've found.
Some guys can turn it on a dime
F
F

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C
C

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or turn it right downtown.
D
D

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G
G

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But I need 40 acres to turn this
C
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F
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G
G

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rig around.
C
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Db
Db

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Gb
Gb

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When he finally got unloaded, he was glad to leave that town,
Ab
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Db
Db

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he was feeling mighty happy, going back to
Alabama.
Gb
Gb

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Db
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Eb
Eb

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Went up ahead and he saw a sign that said, you were northward bound,
Ab
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Db
Db

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and he said, give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around.
Gb
Gb

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Well, give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around,
Ab
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Db
Db

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it's the easiest way that I've found.
Some guys can turn it on a dime,
Gb
Gb

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or turn it right downtown
Ebm
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Eb
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Ab
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But I ain't 40 acres,
Db
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turn this rig around
He was driving down the right lane,
Gb
Gb

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went up ahead he saw another sign
Ab
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He had to make a left turn,
Db
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but the boy just couldn't get in line
Tears were streaming down his cheeks,
Gb
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Db
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Eb
Eb

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yeah and we all heard him yell
Ab
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Give me 40 sticks of dynamite
and I'll blow this rig
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Give me 40 acres and I'll
Gb
Gb

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turn this rig around
Ab
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Db
Db

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It's the easiest way that I've found.
Some guys can turn it on a dime,
Gb
Gb

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Eb
Eb

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or turn it right downtown.
Ab
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But I need forty acres
Db
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to turn this rig around.
Yeah, just give me forty acres,
that's all I need,
and I'll get this thing turned around.
Hey, hey, can you move that one over?
Hey, hey buddy, hey hoss.
Outro 1
Oh no.
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