Sharecropper's Son chords by Ralph Stanley
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Verse 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) We moved here from somewhere
when I was fourteen
Worked this poor ground
for bacon and beans
Landlord told me, hard times is near
Didn't mean a thing 'cause
they're already (D major) here (G major)
Verse 2
Daylight (G major) till dark my work's never done
Lord have mercy on this (D major)
sharecropper's son (G major) (D major) (G major)
Mama's got the fever and
the baby's sick too
Papa's uptown soak (D major) in' up that brew (G major)
Just out of prison,
says he ain't going back
Ain't a bloodhound in Georgia
that can fol (D major) low his tracks.
(G major)
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Verse 3
Daylight till dark my
work's never done
Lord have mercy on this
sharecropper's son
(D major) Mama's got (G major) the fever and the baby's sick
too
Papa's uptown soakin'
up that brew
Just out of prison, says
he ain't going back
Ain't a bloodhound in Georgia
that can (D major) follow his tracks.
We (G major)
Verse 4
bought a new mule,
brought him up from down south
He'll kick the chew of tobacco
right out (D major) of your mouth (G major)
Water in the well nearly out of sight
Can't take a bath on a Sat (D major) urday
night. (G major) (Repeat Chorus)
Verse 5
Our (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
crops are all wilted,
no rain day or night
Preacher's here for dinner,
we ain't got (D major) a bite (G major)
Eleven in the family,
ten Daughters and a son
Mama just told us there'd be
(D major) another one. (G major)
Outro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major)
Sharecropper's Son
Ralph Stanley
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