long hard road, the sharecropper’s dream 1 nitty gritty dirt band c way back in my memory,...
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Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream 1Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
C Way back in my memory, there’s aF Cscene that I recall, of aG C
little run-down cabin in the woods. WhereC my dad never promised, that ourF Cblue moon would turn gold, but heG Claid awake nights wishin’ that it would
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CWhen the world was on our radio, hardF Cwork was on our minds. WeG C / /lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion/ C With ol' overalls and cotton balls allF Cstrapped across your back. Man it’sG C
hard to make believe ain't nothing wrong
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Am But momma kept the bible read andFdaddy kept our family fed andC GSomewhere in between I must have grown, causeAm someday I was dreamin' that aFsong that I was singin’ takes meC GDown the road to where I want to go Am / G / CNow I know, it's a long hard road
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C! / / / Sometimes I remember when IF! / C! / stayed up late at night – when theG! / / / C / / / Sun-up came, we got up and went. In theCshadows of a working' day ourF C /moonlight hours spent, singin’G Csongs along with Gram-ma's radio
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C Now I'm beatin' down the ol' blacktop roadF Csleepin' in a sackG / / CLivin' in my memories all in vain. Cause thoseC city lights ain’t all that bright F CCom-pared to what it’s like, to seeG / / / C Lightning Bugs go dancin' in the rain
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AmMomma played the gui-tar then andFdaddy made the saw blade bend andC /raindrops played the/ / Gtin roof like a drum
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Am But I just kept on dreamin' that aF song that I was singin’ takes meC G down the road to where my name is known Am / G / CNow I'm gone, and it’s a long hard road Am / G G CYes I know, it’s a long hard road.
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