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One Black Sheep

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Capo 5
CI was born a love child of the '70s
CTouched down at Sacred Heart
CThree boys in a treehouse family
GSaw the lights from the reservoir
CMamma told me angels are watching us
CIn a green Volkswagen van
CIn the cities of hippies and angels
Just Gsinging along to a Amy Grant
[Pre CHORUS]
There was Fmoney in my Cpocket FShoes on my Cfeet
FBut I always Cfelt like the Gone black sheep
There was Ffood on the Ctable, Fa place to Csleep
FBut there's no Crest for the Gone black sheep
[CHORUS]
Singing
COoh ooh ooh, ay
COoh ooh ooh, ay
FWon't somebody Ctell me
What's Gwrong with me?
[REPEAT CHORUS]
[VERSE 2]
CPacked up in Eugene, Oregon
CAmtrak wearin' soccer cleats
CHeaded south to California
GConference player of the week
CBut at night I dreamed of Graceland
CStealing my friend Kyle's guitar
COn the racquetball courts playing
GSongs for homeless broken hearts
[Pre CHORUS 2]
There was Fmoney in my Cpocket
FShoes on my Cfeet
FBut I always Cfelt like the Gone black sheep
FGot a good educCation
FOn Hobart SCtreet
FBut there's no Cbooks on the Gone black sheep
[REPEAT CHORUS] x2
[VERSE 3]
CTwo dropouts headed eastbound
CChevy truck with no A/C
CStar light, Fort Kearney Campground
GSaid why not Tennessee?
CGot fire in my bones, boy
CGot words to say
CLord knows I'm not home
But I'm Gon my way with
[Pre CHORUS 3]
FMoney in my Cpocket
FShoes on my Cfeet
FBut I still Cfeel like the Gone black sheep
Got these F3 guitar Cchords
FAnd the road under my Cfeet
FBut there's no Cplace for the Gone black sheep
[Repeat CHORUS] x 2
F'Cause there's no Crest for the Gone black Csheep

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One Black Sheep

by Mat Kearney

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5

I was born a love child of the '70s

Touched down at Sacred Heart

Three boys in a treehouse family

Saw the lights from the reservoir

Mamma told me angels are watching us

In a green Volkswagen van

In the cities of hippies and angels

Just singing along to a Amy Grant

[Pre CHORUS]

F C F C

There was money in my pocket Shoes on my feet

F C G

But I always felt like the one black sheep

F C F C

There was food on the table, a place to sleep

F C G

But there's no rest for the one black sheep

[CHORUS]

Singing

Ooh ooh ooh, ay

F C

Won't somebody tell me

What's wrong with me?

[REPEAT CHORUS]

[VERSE 2]

Packed up in Eugene, Oregon

Amtrak wearin' soccer cleats

Headed south to California

Conference player of the week

But at night I dreamed of Graceland

Stealing my friend Kyle's guitar

On the racquetball courts playing

Songs for homeless broken hearts

[Pre CHORUS 2]

F C

There was money in my pocket

F C

Shoes on my feet

F C G

But I always felt like the one black sheep

F C

Got a good education

F C

On Hobart Street

F C G

But there's no books on the one black sheep

[REPEAT CHORUS] x2

[VERSE 3]

Two dropouts headed eastbound

Chevy truck with no A/C

Star light, Fort Kearney Campground

Said why not Tennessee?

Got fire in my bones, boy

Got words to say

Lord knows I'm not home

But I'm on my way with

[Pre CHORUS 3]

F C

Money in my pocket

F C

Shoes on my feet

F C G

But I still feel like the one black sheep

F C

Got these 3 guitar chords

F C

And the road under my feet

F C G

But there's no place for the one black sheep

[Repeat CHORUS] x 2

F C G C

'Cause there's no rest for the one black sheep

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