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Dry County

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             some of these chords may be way off.
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Intro:    Dm     C    Am  Bb  
          Dm     C    Am  Gm/Bb  
DmAcross the Cborder they turn
AmWater into Gwine
DmSome say it's the Cdevil's blood
They're Gsqueezing from the Dmvine
DmSome say it's a Csaviour
In these Amhard and desperate Bbtimes
For Dmme it helps me Cto forget
That Gwe're just born... to DmdieC  Am  Bb  
I Dmcame here like Cso many did
To Amfind the better Bblife
To Dmfind my piece of Ceasy street
To Gfinally be Dmalive
I knew Dmnothing good comes Ceasy
All Amgood things take some Gtime
I Dmmade my bed I'll Clie in it
To Gdie in it's the Dmcrime
FYou can't help but prosper
          Gm/Bb  
Where the streets are paved with gold
they say the Coil wells ran depper here
Than Bb/Danybody's known
Now I Fpacked up on my wife and kid
    Gm/Bb  
And left them back at home
Now there's Cnothing in this paydirt
The Bbghosts are all I know
Now the Dmoil's gone
And Dm/Cthe money's gone
All Dm/Gthe jobs are gone
still we're Bbhangin' on Cdown in
FDry county
They're Cswimming in the sand
Praying Bbfor some holy water
to Gmwash the sins from Bboff our hands in
FDry county
The Cpromise has run dry
BbWhere nobody cries
And Bbno one's getting out of here DmalivCeAm  Bb  
In the Dmblessed name of CJesus
I Amheard a preacher Bbsay
That Dmwe are all God's Cchildren
And tGhat he'd be back, Dmback someday
And I Dmhoped that he knew Csomething
As he Amdrank his cup of Bbwine
Didn't Dmhave too good a Cfeeling
As I Ghead out to the Dmnight
I Fcursed the sky to open
  Gm/Bb  
I begged the clouds for rain
I Cprayed to God for water
For this Bb/Dburning in my viens
It was Flike my soul's on fire
      Gm/Bb  
And I had to watch the flames
All my Cdreams went up in ashes
And my Bbfuture blew away
Now Dmthe oil's gone
And Dm/Cthe money's gone
All Dm/Gthe jobs are gone
Still we Bbcarry on Cdown in
FDry county
They're Cswimming in the sand
Praying Bbfor some holy water
to Gmwash the sins from Bboff our hands in
FDry county
The Cpromise has run dry
BbWhere nobody cries
BbAnd no one's getting out of here Falive
Men Dmspend thier whole lives Cwaiting
Praying Amfor some big Bbreward
It Dmseems sometimes
The Cpayoff leaves you Gfeeling
Like a Dmdirty whore
If DmI could choose Cthe way I'll die
Make it Amby the gun or Bbknife
'Cause the Dmother way there's Ctoo much pain
GNight after night after night
Down in FDry county
They're Cswimming in the sand
Praying Bbfor some holy water
to Gmwash the sins from Bboff our hands in
FDry county
The Cpromise has run dry
BbWhere nobody cries
BbAnd no one's getting out of here DmaliveC  Am  Bb  
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Dry County

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bb/D

Dm/C

Dm/G

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some of these chords may be way off.

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Dm C Am Bb

Intro:

Dm C Am Gm Bb

Dm C

Across the border they turn

Am G

Water into wine

Dm C

Some say it's the devil's blood

G Dm

They're squeezing from the vine

Dm C

Some say it's a saviour

Am Bb

In these hard and desperate times

Dm C

For me it helps me to forget

G Dm C Am Bb

That we're just born... to die

Dm C

I came here like so many did

Am Bb

To find the better life

Dm C

To find my piece of easy street

G Dm

To finally be alive

Dm C

I knew nothing good comes easy

Am G

All good things take some time

Dm C

I made my bed I'll lie in it

G Dm

To die in it's the crime

You can't help but prosper

Gm Bb

Where the streets are paved with gold

they say the oil wells ran depper here

Bb/D

Than anybody's known

Now I packed up on my wife and kid

Gm Bb

And left them back at home

Now there's nothing in this paydirt

The ghosts are all I know

Now the oil's gone

Dm/C

And the money's gone

Dm/G

All the jobs are gone

Bb C

still we're hangin' on down in

Dry county

They're swimming in the sand

Praying for some holy water

Gm Bb

to wash the sins from off our hands in

Dry county

The promise has run dry

Where nobody cries

Bb Dm C Am Bb

And no one's getting out of here alive

Dm C

In the blessed name of Jesus

Am Bb

I heard a preacher say

Dm C

That we are all God's children

G Dm

And that he'd be back, back someday

Dm C

And I hoped that he knew something

Am Bb

As he drank his cup of wine

Dm C

Didn't have too good a feeling

G Dm

As I head out to the night

I cursed the sky to open

Gm Bb

I begged the clouds for rain

I prayed to God for water

Bb/D

For this burning in my viens

It was like my soul's on fire

Gm Bb

And I had to watch the flames

All my dreams went up in ashes

And my future blew away

Now the oil's gone

Dm/C

And the money's gone

Dm/G

All the jobs are gone

Bb C

Still we carry on down in

Dry county

They're swimming in the sand

Praying for some holy water

Gm Bb

to wash the sins from off our hands in

Dry county

The promise has run dry

Where nobody cries

Bb F

And no one's getting out of here alive

Dm C

Men spend thier whole lives waiting

Am Bb

Praying for some big reward

It seems sometimes

C G

The payoff leaves you feeling

Like a dirty whore

Dm C

If I could choose the way I'll die

Am Bb

Make it by the gun or knife

Dm C

'Cause the other way there's too much pain

Night after night after night

Down in Dry county

They're swimming in the sand

Praying for some holy water

Gm Bb

to wash the sins from off our hands in

Dry county

The promise has run dry

Where nobody cries

Bb Dm C Am Bb

And no one's getting out of here alive

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