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Uncle Frank
By: Drive-By Truckers
They Gpowered up the city with hydro-electric juice
Now Emwe got more electricity than we can ever use
They Cflooded out the C/Bhollow and all the Dfolks down there moved Cout
But Gthey got paid so Dthere ain’t nothin Celse to think aGbout
Some Gof them made their living cutting the timber down,
SnakEming it one log at a time up the hill and into town.
T.CV.A. had a C/Bway to Dclear it off real Cfast.
Lots Gof men and machinery Dbuild a dam Cand drown the Grest.
Solo
Uncle GFrank lived in a cabin down on Cedar Creek,
Bought Emfifteen acres when he got back home from overseas.
FifCteen rocky C/Bacres, figured Dno one else would Cwant,
Till Gall that backed up Dwater had to have Csome place to Ggo. 
Chorus 1:
CUncle C/BFrank couldn’t Dread or write.
CNever held C/Bdown a job, or Dneeded one in his life.
AmThey assured him there’d be Emwork for him in town building Ccars, it’s already going Gdown
The Gcars never came to town and the roads never got built.
And Emthe price of all that power kept on going straight uphill.
The Cbanks around the C/Bhollow sold for lakeDfront properCty
Where GDoctors, Lawyers, and MusiDcians teach their Ckids to water-Gski.
Chorus 2:
CUncle C/BFrank couldn’t Dread or write.
CSo there was C/Bno note or letter Dfound where he died.
AmJust a rope around his Emneck and the kitchen table turned on it’s CsideG  

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Uncle Frank

by Drive-By Truckers

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Uncle Frank

By: Drive-By Truckers

They powered up the city with hydro-electric juice

Now we got more electricity than we can ever use

C C/B D C

They flooded out the hollow and all the folks down there moved out

G D C G

But they got paid so there ain’t nothin else to think about

Some of them made their living cutting the timber down,

Snaking it one log at a time up the hill and into town.

C C/B D C

T.V.A. had a way to clear it off real fast.

G D C G

Lots of men and machinery build a dam and drown the rest.

Solo

Uncle Frank lived in a cabin down on Cedar Creek,

Bought fifteen acres when he got back home from overseas.

C C/B D C

Fifteen rocky acres, figured no one else would want,

G D C G

Till all that backed up water had to have some place to go.

Chorus 1:

C C/B D

Uncle Frank couldn’t read or write.

C C/B D

Never held down a job, or needed one in his life.

Am Em C G

They assured him there’d be work for him in town building cars, it’s already going down

The cars never came to town and the roads never got built.

And the price of all that power kept on going straight uphill.

C C/B D C

The banks around the hollow sold for lakefront property

G D C G

Where Doctors, Lawyers, and Musicians teach their kids to water-ski.

Chorus 2:

C C/B D

Uncle Frank couldn’t read or write.

C C/B D

So there was no note or letter found where he died.

Am Em C G

Just a rope around his neck and the kitchen table turned on it’s side

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