Hard Scratch Pride Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]I'l[F]l l[E]ive my life i[A]n sorrow[E]
Since mother and [B]daddy are [E]dead[C]
How could I say the grace of
God if it's irresistible

[Verse 2]
It's not irresistible
[C]I was born down south Kentucky
A hard scratch holler I call my [G]home
Hell, my mama [F]begged me, "Boy,
don't you [C]ramble"
My mama [G]begged me, [F]"Oh boy,
don't [C]you roam"

[Verse 3]
[C]When I left that holler, I was just a boy
Flat- broke and busted and hell-
bent [Cm]to ma[C]ke it on my ow[F]n
Hell, I couldn't go back [C]home, no
Well, I could hear that [G]train,
it [F]moans a lonesome song
[C]

[Verse 4]
And I'm [F]headin' up to Detroit
on a freight train, Mama
I'ma finally be [C]a man
I been [F]workin' seven days buildin'
them Chevrolets
I'm doin' the best [C]I can

[Verse 5]
And I [F]met me a little city girl
And I'm gonna make her my [C]bride
Oh, but [G]don't worry, mama
I [F]ain't lost my hard [C]scratch

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 6]
20 years have passed now [C]since
I hit the road
I can hear the whippoorwill, hell,
the [Cm]dogwoods, they callin' [C]me [F]home
Oh, but mama, she's long [C]gone
And I can hear [G]ol' Hank
Yeah, he gonna [F]moan me that
lonesome whistle song
[C]

[Verse 7]
And I'm [F]headin' up to Detroit
on a freight train, mama
I'ma finally be a [C]man
[Cm]I been wor[F]kin' seven days
buildin' them Chevrolets
I'm doin' the best [C]I can

[Verse 8]
And I [F]met me a little city girl
And I'm gonna make her [C]my bride
[G]But don't worry, mama
[F]I ain't lost my hard scratch pride

[Outro 1]
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