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TIM BARRY
OLDER & POORER:FROM THE ALBUM
LOST & ROOTLESS
CAPO ON THE 3RD FRET
HE PLAYS  C WITH A G BASE LINE BACK AND FOURTH
CHORDS  C   F  G  
WHEN WE GOT CMARRIED IN THE BACK YARD
I PUT NEW FSTRINGS ON MY OLD GUITAR
THE CE WAS FLAT THE A STAYED GSHARP
I HAD CKNOW IDEA AT ALL,HOW HAPPY IFT WOULD MAKE SMALL
AND HOW CDRUNK YOU AND GI GET BEFORE CDARK
WHEN I READ YOU MY VOES, MY FDADDY LOOKED SO PROUND
CMOM SMILED EAR TO EAR AND CRAINED TO GSEE
WHEN BABY CGEE HIT THE TREE,RIGHT THEN AN FTHERE I STARTED BELIEVING
YOUR CMOM SHOULD HOST THIS GPARTY EVERY WECEKEND.
CHORUS:
WE SANG FIN THE PINES IN CTHREE FOUR TIME
ONE TWO THREE TWO TWO THREE HEE GHAW
GIRL YOUR CMOM CAN CUT A RUG,HOW LUCKY TFO BE IN LOVE
WITH CYOU ,THE WHOLE GFAMILY AND EMMA THE CDOG
YEA,THE BABY CAME NEXT THAT ATE UP AFLL OF OUR PAYCHECKS
WE NCAMED HER LEA JANE ,AND YOU BUILT A GCRIB
WE RCEARANGED THE HOUSE,I KICKED AFLL THE ANTS OUT
AND WE CSIT TOGETHER AT GMEAL TIME AGACIN
CHORUS:
AND WE SING FIN THE PINES AT HCER BED TIME
ONE TWO THREE,TWO TWO THREE HEE GHAW
NOW LEA JACNE CAN CUT A RUG ,JUST LIKFE YOUR MOMMA WOULD
SHE RCEMINDS ME MOST OF YOUR GGRANDMA AFTER ALCL.
YEA, BEFORE WE HIT MIDDLE AGE THERE ONE TFHING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
I LCOVE YOU FROM THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOUR GFACE
THOUGH I'VE CENJOYED YOU EVER SINCE,I'M THANKFULL FWE ARE STILL FRIENDS
AND CGROWING OLDER AND PGOORER WITH CGRACE
CHORUS:
LET SING FIN THE PINES,OUR OCLD AGE TIMES
ONE TWO THREE,TWO TWO THREE HEE GHAW
AND LEA JCANE CAN PAY OUR BILLS AND INFMINESTER OUR PILL
WHILE CWE SNEAK OFF AND GET GDRUNK BEFORE DCARK

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Older And Poorer

by Tim Barry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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TIM BARRY

OLDER & POORER:FROM THE ALBUM

LOST & ROOTLESS

CAPO ON THE 3RD FRET

HE PLAYS C WITH A G BASE LINE BACK AND FOURTH

C F G

CHORDS

WHEN WE GOT MARRIED IN THE BACK YARD

I PUT NEW STRINGS ON MY OLD GUITAR

C G

THE E WAS FLAT THE A STAYED SHARP

C F

I HAD KNOW IDEA AT ALL,HOW HAPPY IT WOULD MAKE SMALL

C G C

AND HOW DRUNK YOU AND I GET BEFORE DARK

WHEN I READ YOU MY VOES, MY DADDY LOOKED SO PROUND

C G

MOM SMILED EAR TO EAR AND CRAINED TO SEE

C F

WHEN BABY GEE HIT THE TREE,RIGHT THEN AN THERE I STARTED BELIEVING

C G C

YOUR MOM SHOULD HOST THIS PARTY EVERY WEEKEND.

CHORUS:

F C

WE SANG IN THE PINES IN THREE FOUR TIME

ONE TWO THREE TWO TWO THREE HEE HAW

C F

GIRL YOUR MOM CAN CUT A RUG,HOW LUCKY TO BE IN LOVE

C G C

WITH YOU ,THE WHOLE FAMILY AND EMMA THE DOG

YEA,THE BABY CAME NEXT THAT ATE UP ALL OF OUR PAYCHECKS

C G

WE NAMED HER LEA JANE ,AND YOU BUILT A CRIB

C F

WE REARANGED THE HOUSE,I KICKED ALL THE ANTS OUT

C G C

AND WE SIT TOGETHER AT MEAL TIME AGAIN

CHORUS:

F C

AND WE SING IN THE PINES AT HER BED TIME

ONE TWO THREE,TWO TWO THREE HEE HAW

C F

NOW LEA JANE CAN CUT A RUG ,JUST LIKE YOUR MOMMA WOULD

C G C

SHE REMINDS ME MOST OF YOUR GRANDMA AFTER ALL.

YEA, BEFORE WE HIT MIDDLE AGE THERE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY

C G

I LOVE YOU FROM THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOUR FACE

C F

THOUGH I'VE ENJOYED YOU EVER SINCE,I'M THANKFULL WE ARE STILL FRIENDS

C G C

AND GROWING OLDER AND POORER WITH GRACE

CHORUS:

F C

LET SING IN THE PINES,OUR OLD AGE TIMES

ONE TWO THREE,TWO TWO THREE HEE HAW

C F

AND LEA JANE CAN PAY OUR BILLS AND INMINESTER OUR PILL

C G C

WHILE WE SNEAK OFF AND GET DRUNK BEFORE DARK

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