Sharecropper's Son Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]We [D]mov[G]ed here from somewhere
when I was fourteen
Worked this poor ground
for bacon and beans
Landlord told me, hard times is near
Didn't mean a thing 'cause
they're already [D]here[G]

[Verse 2]
[G]Daylight till dark my work's never done
Lord have mercy on [D]this
[G]sharecropper's son[D][G]
Mama's got the fever and
the baby's sick too
Papa's uptown soak[D]in' up [G]that brew
Just out of prison,
says he ain't going back
Ain't a bloodhound in Georgia
that can fol[D]low his tracks.
[G]

[Verse 3]
Daylight till dark my
work's never done
Lord have mercy on this
sharecropper's son
[D]Mama's [G]got the fever and the baby's sick
too
Papa's uptown soakin'
up that brew
Just out of prison, says
he ain't going back
Ain't a bloodhound in Georgia
that can [D]follow his tracks.
[G]We

[Verse 4]
bought a new mule,
brought him up from down south
He'll kick the chew of tobacco
right out [D]of [G]your mouth
Water in the well nearly out of sight
Can't take a bath on a Sat[D]urday
[G]night. (Repeat Chorus)

[Verse 5]
[G]Our[D][G][D][G]
crops are all wilted,
no rain day or night
Preacher's here for dinner,
we ain't got [D]a bite[G]
Eleven in the family,
ten Daughters and a son
Mama just told us there'd be
[D]another [G]one.

[Outro 1]
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