The Down Side chords by Steve Fox

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Intro 1

There's a railway track that

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splits my town
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One side's up, the other side's down
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In more ways than one I've found
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And that's just the way it is
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The other side's cup overflows
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The downside flooded so the story goes
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When the rain kept coming
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and the river rose
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In the spring of 86
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Life's hard on the downside
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You can shrug it off and let it slide
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And find better ways to pass your time
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Than getting mad and placing blame
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I listen to the rhythm of the rusty rails
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Rise up  through the rattling
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whiskey stills
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Along with the song of the wicker wheels
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And when I take that train ride
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I jump off on the down side
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While the folks on the hill
get their beauty sleep
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There's a sound of survival
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in the summer heat
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Clappin' hands and stompin' feet
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You can hear it everywhere
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But a poor man's tomb
don't feed no one
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There's still a hole in the roof
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when the song is done
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But you're a lot better
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off in the long run
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When there's music in the air
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Life's hard on the downside
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You can shrug it off and let it slide
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And find better ways to pass your time
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Than getting mad and placing blame
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I listen to the rhythm of the rusty rails
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rise up  through the
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rattling whiskey stills
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along with the song of the wicker wheels
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and when I take that train ride
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I jump off on the downside
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Take me down to where the
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lead pounds
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and the music is real and I will
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testify to a six -string steel
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I got it in me, right to the bone
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Well, I'm not going country,
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I'm just going home
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Well, I can listen to the rhythm
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of the rusty rails
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Rise up  through the
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rattling whiskey stills
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Along with the song of the whippoorwills
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And when I take that train ride
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I jump off on the downside
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