The Good Earth chords by Joanne Cash

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
The  (D major) good earth swallows up the seed,
Bm 
 (B minor) 
swallows life as well,
A 
G 
 (A major) from long  (G major) before the day you're born
Em 
A 
till  (E minor) heaven comes, or hell.  (A major) 
D 
A 
D 
It  (D major) binds your hands  (A major) with  (D major) chains of clay
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that  (B minor) are so hard to break
G 
But  (G major) when I left good earth behind,
Em 
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D 
I  (E minor) made a  (A major) big mistake  (D major) 
A 
Bm 
I've  (A major)  (B minor) traveled far and traveled wide,
G 
 (G major) seen a lot of things
Em 
Look (E minor) ing back on all the years,
A 
I  (A major) don't know what they mean
D 
Like steel  (D major) I'm probably stronger
A 
Bm 
from  (A major) go (B minor) ing through the fire
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G 
I  (A major)  (B minor)  (G major) kept on climbing lower,
Em 
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D 
digging deep (E minor) er  (E major) to  (E minor)  (A major) get higher  (D major) 
I turned around one evening
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when the  (B minor) sun was going down
A 
Bm 
G 
I  (A major)  (B minor) heard a  (G major) Bible -told preacher
Em 
who just  (E minor) pulled in town.
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 2

And the last time back on Good Earth,

where I should've always been.

Verse 3

Lord, please forgive me

if I ever try to leave Good Earth again.

Verse 4
A 
Bm 
Well,  (A major)  (B minor) the good earth was my
G 
mama an (G major) d  my daddy,
Em 
Now  (E minor) I'm working my hands
A 
and soil try (A major) ing to pay my dues
D 
When  (D major) I breathe my last breath,
A 
Bm 
 (A major) which may  (B minor) not be too long
G 
Lay  (G major) some good earth over me
Em 
A 
and sing  (E minor) a  (A major) happy song.
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 5

Shall we gather at the river?

Verse 6

In sweet, sweet bye -bye.

Verse 7
G 
Just  (G major) as I am, Jesus loves me.
Em 
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D 
One  (E minor) of these days, I'll fly.  (A major)  (D major) 
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God built  (B minor) a place for me
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G 
in  (A major) the  (G major) good earth over Jordan
Em 
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D 
by the  (E minor) sea  (A major) of Galilee.  (D major) 
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Bm 
G 
 (A major) Mm.  (B minor)  (G major) 
Em 
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D 
A 
Bm 
Mm.  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
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Em 
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D 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Thank you.