Key: G major
Verse 1
the ground
"Cause somebody tells me that
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death's comin' 'round
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An' I will not carry myself down to die
When I go to my grave my
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Let me die in my footsteps
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Before I go down under the ground.
There's been rumors of war
and wars that have been
The meaning of the life has
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been lost in the wind
And some people thinkin' that
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the end is close by
"Stead of learnin' to live they
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Let me die in my footsteps
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Before I go down under the ground.
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I don't know if I'm smart but
I think I can see
When someone is pullin' the
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wool over me
And if this war comes and
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death's all around
Let me die on this land 'fore
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Let me die in my footsteps
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Before I go down under the
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ground.
There's always been people that
have to cause fear
They've been talking of the war now
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for many long years
I have read all their statements and
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I've not said a word
But now Lord God, let my
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Let me die in my footsteps
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Before I go down under the ground.
If I had rubies and riches
and crowns
I'd buy the whole world and
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change things around
I'd throw all the guns and the
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tanks in the sea
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Let me die in my footsteps
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Before I go down under the ground.
Let me drink from the waters where
the mountain streams flood
Let me smell of wildflowers flow
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free through my blood
Let me sleep in your meadows with
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the green grassy leaves
Let me walk down the highway
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Let me die in my footsteps
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Before I go down under the ground.
Go out in your country where the
land meets the sun
See the craters and the canyons
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where the waterfalls run
Nevada, New Mexico,
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Arizona, Idaho
Let every state in this union
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And you'll die in your footsteps
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Before you go down under the ground.
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