Why can't we chords by Kathy Mattea

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Verse 1
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Grandma and Grandpa
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came over this mountain
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With a mule and a Bible
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and an old model T
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Raise seven kids through the
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Great Depression
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They could be  happy,
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why can't we?
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There's so much confusion
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in this world of illusion
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With all these possessions
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that we're taught to need
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People with nothing still
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hold on to  something
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If they can be happy,
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why can't we?
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Me, I want it, just gotta have it
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If I don't get it, I believe I've got it
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I've got the money
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and I've got the habit
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I'm addicted to things that
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money can't buy
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There's so much confusion
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in this world of illusion
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With all these possessions
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that we're taught to need
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People with nothing
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can hold on to  something
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If they can be happy, why can't we?
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You and I, we say with Christ
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We ain't never been satisfied
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You can't hold happiness in your hand
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How long till we understand?
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An d I understand
Cause when we come down
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to  the River Jordan
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As we  all must
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surely do someday
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All our treasures will just
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be a burden
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Something for someone else
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to throw    away
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There's so much confusion
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in this world of illusion
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And all these possessions
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that we're taught to need
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People with nothing
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can still hold on to  something
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They can be happy,
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but why can't we?
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They can be happy,
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but why can't we?
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