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They're Tearin' The Labor Camps Down 
[Intro]
D D D D
D D D D
[Verse 1]
I came Dback to this old Gtown because my Dhome was here
And to Dtry to find some Athings I'd left beDhind
We'd Donly been aGway for just a Dfew short years
But I forDgot about the Apace of modern Dtimes.
[Verse 2]
I saw Dchanges all aGround me and Dsome were good
But I Dhardly recogAnized my side of Dtown
They tore Ddown the swingin' Gcasing from the Dcottonwood
And that Dtree was all that Amarked familar Dground.
[Chorus]
Oh, they're Dtearin' the Glabor camps Ddown
And I F#7feel a little sentimental shBmame
Where's a Ghungry man gonna live at in this Dtown
                       D            A(D)
Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down.
[Interlude]
D D D D
D D D D
[Verse 3]
The DHilltop family Gmarket had been Dmoved somewhere
And the Dname was changed to Afit the newer Dhomes
DFolks that I reGmember were no Dlonger there
And the Dcabin that my Adaddy built was Dgone.
[Chorus]
Oh, they're Dtearin' the Glabor camps Ddown
And I F#7feel a little sentimental shBmame
Where's a Ghungry man gonna live at in this Dtown
Oh, they're Dtearin' the Alabor camps Ddown.
[Chorus]
You're Dtearin' the Glabor camps Ddown
And I F#7feel a little sentimental shBmame
Where's a Ghungry man gonna live at in this Dtown
                       D            A(D)
Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down.
[Outro]
D D D D

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Theyre Tearin The Labor Camps Down

by Merle Haggard

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F#7

They're Tearin' The Labor Camps Down

[Intro]

D D D D

[Verse 1]

D G D

I came back to this old town because my home was here

D A D

And to try to find some things I'd left behind

D G D

We'd only been away for just a few short years

D A D

But I forgot about the pace of modern times.

[Verse 2]

D G D

I saw changes all around me and some were good

D A D

But I hardly recognized my side of town

D G D

They tore down the swingin' casing from the cottonwood

D A D

And that tree was all that marked familar ground.

[Chorus]

D G D

Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down

F#7 Bm

And I feel a little sentimental shame

G D

Where's a hungry man gonna live at in this town

D A D

()

Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down.

[Interlude]

D D D D

[Verse 3]

D G D

The Hilltop family market had been moved somewhere

D A D

And the name was changed to fit the newer homes

D G D

Folks that I remember were no longer there

D A D

And the cabin that my daddy built was gone.

[Chorus]

D G D

Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down

F#7 Bm

And I feel a little sentimental shame

G D

Where's a hungry man gonna live at in this town

D A D

Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down.

[Chorus]

D G D

You're tearin' the labor camps down

F#7 Bm

And I feel a little sentimental shame

G D

Where's a hungry man gonna live at in this town

D A D

()

Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down.

[Outro]

D D D D

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