Sister Soak the Beans chords by Joe Ely

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Sister,  (D major) soak the beans
G 
I'll be comin' home to chop the  (G major) onion
A 
 (A major) Mama, light the stove
It'll take a while for the
D 
cornbread to get  (D major) done
I'll be comin' home
I've had enough,
I'm done with self-denial
G 
A 
Can (G major) 't  (A major) Can't you hear me moan?
Set the table, I'll be there in a while
D 
 (D major) 

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Verse 2

Workin' on the run

Burnin' cactus down on

the Rio Grande

No shade from the sun

Just wishin' I'd get done

with shovelin' sand

Verse 3
Sister, soak the beans
G 
I'll be comin' home to chop the  (G major) onion
A 
 (A major) Mama, light the stove
It'll take a while for the
D 
cornbread to get  (D major) done
I'll be comin' home
I've had enough,
I'm done with self-denial
G 
A 
Can (G major) 't  (A major) Can't you hear me moan?
D 
Set the table, I'll be there in a  (D major) while

Interlude 1

Verse 4
D 
 (D major) I  been gone so long
Callin' cattle on the Goodnight
G 
Lovin' Line  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) Can't you hear my song?
The canteen's dry as the
D 
dust that's in my  (D major) eyes

Verse 5
D 
 (D major) Sister, soak the beans
G 
I'll be comin' home to chop the  (G major) onion
A 
 (A major) Mama, light the stove
It'll take a while for
D 
the cornbread to get  (D major) done
I'll be comin' home
I've had enough,
I'm done with self-denial
G 
A 
Can (G major) 't  (A major) Can't you hear me moan?
D 
Set the table, I'll be there in a  (D major) while

Verse 6

Last time I got stuck

In a Yankee city up above the Dixon Line

I run plum out of luck

Not an inch of enchilada could I find

Verse 7
D 
 (D major) I'll be comin' home
I've had enough,
I'm done with self-denial
G 
A 
No  (G major) No peace  (A major) can I find
Set the table,
D 
I'll be there in a  (D major) while