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"Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son"
By: Tom Russell 
From: "The Rose Of The San Joaquin" (Hightone Records - 1995)
Standard E tuning. 
[Verse]
DOut on the freight lines there's Gan old hobo Dcamp
Where a drunk man lay sleeping, a ragged old Atramp
DAnd the lines in his face mark a Glife on the Drun
DIs he somebody's husband, Asomebody's Dson?
[Verse 2]
DEvery week the newspaper tells a Gstory of Drage
Where the victims lay scatterd all across the Afront page
DAnd there's allways some loner on a Gspree with a Dgun
DIs he somebody's husband, Asomebody's Dson
[Chorus]
GFrom the death rows of prison to the Dsoup kitchen door
Each soul is an equal in the eyes of the Alord
DThough hatred sonsumes them, Gonce they were Dloved
DThey where somebody's husband, Asomebody's Dson
[Verse 3]
DSo out on your journy down the Ghighway of Dlife
Cherish your mother, crave the love of your Awife
DAnd forget not the outcast and the Ghomeless were Donce
Dsomebody's husband, Asomebody's Dson
[Chorus]
GFrom the death rows of prison to the Dsoup kitchen door
Each soul is an equal in the eyes of the Alord
DThough hatred sonsumes them, Gonce they were Dloved
DThey where somebody's husband, Asomebody's Dson

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Somebodys Husband Somebodys Son

by Tom Russell

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"Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son"

By: Tom Russell

From: "The Rose Of The San Joaquin" (Hightone Records - 1995)

Standard E tuning.

[Verse]

D G D

Out on the freight lines there's an old hobo camp

Where a drunk man lay sleeping, a ragged old tramp

D G D

And the lines in his face mark a life on the run

D A D

Is he somebody's husband, somebody's son?

[Verse 2]

D G D

Every week the newspaper tells a story of rage

Where the victims lay scatterd all across the front page

D G D

And there's allways some loner on a spree with a gun

D A D

Is he somebody's husband, somebody's son

[Chorus]

G D

From the death rows of prison to the soup kitchen door

Each soul is an equal in the eyes of the lord

D G D

Though hatred sonsumes them, once they were loved

D A D

They where somebody's husband, somebody's son

[Verse 3]

D G D

So out on your journy down the highway of life

Cherish your mother, crave the love of your wife

D G D

And forget not the outcast and the homeless were once

D A D

somebody's husband, somebody's son

[Chorus]

G D

From the death rows of prison to the soup kitchen door

Each soul is an equal in the eyes of the lord

D G D

Though hatred sonsumes them, once they were loved

D A D

They where somebody's husband, somebody's son

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