Old Calloused Hands chords by Hazel Dickens

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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If you don't think she's had it hard,
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my friend
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Just take a look at where
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this woman's been
Take a look at her old worn
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-out callous tan
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Take a look at loneliness that never ends
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Oh, calloused hands
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don't bring you much cheer
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When they're all you've got to shove
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for bygone years
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A few kind words,
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a love song to draw near
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But her hard times
didn't leave such souven
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C 
irs
Now she's worked hard
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and slaved her life away
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For her husband and for her family
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Now she's shoved aside
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like some old worn -out shoe
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That's her reward for all that
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she's been through
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Oh, calloused hands
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don't bring you much cheer
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When they're all you've got to show
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for bygone years
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A few kind words,
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a love song to draw near
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But her hard times
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didn't leave such souvenirs
Her tears you'll never see
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leave all that pride
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And the things she longed
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so far she put aside
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I look at her and, I'm gonna cry
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To thank how many times
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that woman died
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Old calloused hands
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don't bring you much cheer
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When they're all you've got to show
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for bygone years
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Those years, a few kind words,
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a love song to draw near
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But her hard times
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didn't leave such souvenirs you