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Zac Brown Band - Junkyard
Flat tune
Intro  
      ||Am                            ||x6
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-5h6h7-|7---7---7---7---7---7---5h6h7-|
-0-----|0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
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Verse 1
 AmI have lived in a junkyard  C     Amwhere the weeds eat up the raiCn
 AmYou get anything there out of place  C    Amyou know there's hell to pay
Chorus
 And he said, F"You're as sCick as you are lGovely
 FAnd in nCeed of a hGand"
 FHe tells me, “yCou are never wGorthy”
 But I was jFust a child, you sCee, that was mFy realitCy
Interlude       Am|     ||  
Verse 2
 He had a sAmick little girl dirty and hard with a breast plate made of metalC  
 She dAmrives all day in her rusty Buick and her feet don't reach the pedalsC  
 Got a Amjar of flies, her father's disguise where his heart should beC  
 Her mAmouth is sown together, she screams with those eyes (screams with those eyes)
Chorus
 FShe's as sCick, as she is lGovely
 FAnd in nCeed of my hGand where he uses his hands
 FHe tells her, “yCou are never wGorthy”
 She was Fall alone you sCee, that was hFer realitCy
Interlude      Am|    |    |    |    |    |    |    ||
                                 yeah
Verse 3
 Well I shAmoulda been sleepin, shoulda been dreaming but I wake up to broken glassC  
 There'll Ambe one more empty desk in my homeroom classC  
 I got an Amold bone pocket knife tight in my right hand C  
 To sAmave my poor mother from the junk yard man
Chorus
 FHe's as sCick as she is lGovely
 FAnd in nCeed of a hGand
 FHe will knCow he's not wGorthy
 When he dFies alone you sCee, that's hFis realitCy
 FI'm not sCick, I am lGovely
 FHatred Cis the curse of mGan
 FI will nCot feel unwGorthy 
 'Cause I've wFashed my hands you sCee, that's mFy realitCy
Outro  Am   |     |     |     |     |N.C. ||
          Am|   F  G|   Am|   F  G|   Am|   F  G|   Am|   F  G|Am  

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Junkyard

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Zac Brown Band - Junkyard

Flat tune

Intro

||Am ||x6

-------|------------------------------|

-5h6h7-|7---7---7---7---7---7---5h6h7-|

-0-----|0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|

-------|------------------------------|

Verse 1

Am C Am C

I have lived in a junkyard where the weeds eat up the rain

Am C Am

You get anything there out of place you know there's hell to pay

Chorus

F C G

And he said, "You're as sick as you are lovely

F C G

And in need of a hand"

F C G

He tells me, “you are never worthy”

F C F C

But I was just a child, you see, that was my reality

Interlude | ||

Verse 2

Am C

He had a sick little girl dirty and hard with a breast plate made of metal

Am C

She drives all day in her rusty Buick and her feet don't reach the pedals

Am C

Got a jar of flies, her father's disguise where his heart should be

Her mouth is sown together, she screams with those eyes (screams with those eyes)

Chorus

F C G

She's as sick, as she is lovely

F C G

And in need of my hand where he uses his hands

F C G

He tells her, “you are never worthy”

F C F C

She was all alone you see, that was her reality

Interlude | | | | | | | ||

yeah

Verse 3

Am C

Well I shoulda been sleepin, shoulda been dreaming but I wake up to broken glass

Am C

There'll be one more empty desk in my homeroom class

Am C

I got an old bone pocket knife tight in my right hand

To save my poor mother from the junk yard man

Chorus

F C G

He's as sick as she is lovely

F C G

And in need of a hand

F C G

He will know he's not worthy

F C F C

When he dies alone you see, that's his reality

F C G

I'm not sick, I am lovely

F C G

Hatred is the curse of man

F C G

I will not feel unworthy

F C F C

'Cause I've washed my hands you see, that's my reality

Outro Am | | | | |N.C. ||

Am F G Am F G Am F G Am F G Am

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