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[Intro]
E D E
E D E
E D E
E G A E
[Verse]
AmWell I grew up around Bethany
'cause my Ffolks were raised in Bethany,
on the AmEast edge of the country 
and the FWest edge of OKC.Am  F  G  
My Amgrandparents bought an estate there
in 1F938 there.
A Amthousand nights I stayed there,
and a Fmillion meals I ate there, yep.Am  F  G  
My Amfirst love was Kathy, 
and I Ftook her out to Bethany
so Amshe could meet the family,
and Fthen I said "She ain't for me", no...Am  F  G  A  F  G  
And since AmJesus went through a Bethany
Fon his way from a Galilee,
I Amhad me an epiphany
to Fwrite a song about... it
[Chorus]
CWhen I die, just Glay me down bFeneath the ground Eof that town,Am  F  G  
and we'll Ccall it a GBethany CBreakdown 
[instumental solo]
E  G G# A  E  C Em Am
[Verse]
AmHoliday memories take me back
to my Fsister Paula and Uncle Jack,
and AmMark and Joey and Collin too,
and FMom and Dad, and all of you.Am  F  G  
AmHung out there every Sunday
with my Fcousins Mike, Jake and Clay.
AmWe'd wrestle with the kids and play
and Ftalk about the Girl of the Day, yep!Am  F  G  
AmAnd finally, there came a date
when we Fboys took over that real estate.
AmThe poker was fun, the girls were great
  FN.C.                         Am   F  G  
not the path to Heaven's gate, no 
[Break]
Am F G  G   G7
But Amnowadays, that house is gone,
the Fold folks have done moved on.
But Amwe still have this little song,
so cFrank it up and get it on!
[Chorus]
CWhen I die, just Glay me down bFeneath the ground Eof that town,Am  F  G  
and we'll Ccall it a GBethany CBreakdown           
Ending
E  G G# A A

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Bethany Breakdown

by Kent Fauss

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[Intro]

E D E

E G A E

[Verse]

Well I grew up around Bethany

'cause my folks were raised in Bethany,

on the East edge of the country

F Am F G

and the West edge of OKC.

My grandparents bought an estate there

in 1938 there.

A thousand nights I stayed there,

F Am F G

and a million meals I ate there, yep.

My first love was Kathy,

and I took her out to Bethany

so she could meet the family,

F Am F G A F G

and then I said "She ain't for me", no...

And since Jesus went through a Bethany

on his way from a Galilee,

I had me an epiphany

to write a song about... it

[Chorus]

C G F E Am F G

When I die, just lay me down beneath the ground of that town,

C G C

and we'll call it a Bethany Breakdown

[instumental solo]

E G G# A E C Em Am

[Verse]

Holiday memories take me back

to my sister Paula and Uncle Jack,

and Mark and Joey and Collin too,

F Am F G

and Mom and Dad, and all of you.

Hung out there every Sunday

with my cousins Mike, Jake and Clay.

We'd wrestle with the kids and play

F Am F G

and talk about the Girl of the Day, yep!

And finally, there came a date

when we boys took over that real estate.

The poker was fun, the girls were great

F Am F G

N.C.

not the path to Heaven's gate, no

[Break]

Am F G G G7

But nowadays, that house is gone,

the old folks have done moved on.

But we still have this little song,

so crank it up and get it on!

[Chorus]

C G F E Am F G

When I die, just lay me down beneath the ground of that town,

C G C

and we'll call it a Bethany Breakdown

Ending

E G G# A A

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