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FSim?s had forty acres of Atimber
Just a Bbquarter mile a Fway
FThey harvested it last Awinter
BbDad and I were Cthere that Fday
FThey were doing the final Aclearing
BbStacking slash and grubbin Fstumps
FSaws and axes split the cold, cold Aair
BbWagon ruts, skid marks Cmatted Fclumps
FThe day they cleared Sim?s Atimber
It Bbhad covered this ground for Fyears
FA day that no one was a Awinner
BbDad and I choked back the Ftears
FIt had been a Alandmark
BbFor farmers and passers- Fby
FA haven for deer and creatures of the Adark
BbEnuf to make a grown man Fcry
FThe day they cleared Sim?s Atimber
BbDad and I Cwere Fthere
BbDad and I Cwere Fthere

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Thedaytheyclearedsimstimber

by Lake Fork Verne

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F A

Sim?s had forty acres of timber

Bb F

Just a quarter mile a way

F A

They harvested it last winter

Bb C F

Dad and I were there that day

F A

They were doing the final clearing

Bb F

Stacking slash and grubbin stumps

F A

Saws and axes split the cold, cold air

Bb C F

Wagon ruts, skid marks matted clumps

F A

The day they cleared Sim?s timber

Bb F

It had covered this ground for years

F A

A day that no one was a winner

Bb F

Dad and I choked back the tears

F A

It had been a landmark

Bb F

For farmers and passers- by

F A

A haven for deer and creatures of the dark

Bb F

Enuf to make a grown man cry

F A

The day they cleared Sim?s timber

Bb C F

Dad and I were there

Bb C F

Dad and I were there

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