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[Intro]    
G      C
[Verse 1]
GRoadside Motor CourtC  
Cabins Made of GSandstoneC  
And to the Gtravellers of the mother roadC  
She was a port in the GstormC  
Now if those Gwalls could talkC  
Oh, the stories the could Gtell sonC  
And that Groadside motor courtC  
It'd keep you safe and GwarmC  
[Chorus]
Now there's Dholes in the roof
And there's Cweeds at the door
That Dmotor court's still there,
but that don't Csee no travellers no GmoreC  
[Verse 2]
GGuess who used to grow cottonC  
on these tired old farmsG  C  
Yeah they'd Gload the wagons time and time again
CWith their weary old GarmsC  
They'd Gmake a little money at the Cgin
Pay a little credit at the GstoreC  
Yeah they sGcratched and the worked the Cland
Till the dirt got GpoorC  
[Chorus]
Now that cDotton gin is some kind of seCcond hand store
Yeah the buDilding's there,
But they don't gCin no cotton no more
[Verse 3]
Yeah they Gused to go dancingC  
Down at the Log Cabin GBarC  
Yeah they'd be lGaughing, carrying onC  
Make a little love in the GcarC  
And they'd sGpread that sawdust Cdown
On a concrete GfloorC  
They'd Gdance all nightC  
Until they're feet got GsoreC  
[Chorus]
Till Done Sunday Morning
They had the Claw burn her down
DNow there aint no place for us to go CDancin
In this one horse Gtown
Yeah, we used to dCance in this tGownC  

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Used To Be

by The Great Divide

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C

[Verse 1]

G C

Roadside Motor Court

G C

Cabins Made of Sandstone

G C

And to the travellers of the mother road

G C

She was a port in the storm

G C

Now if those walls could talk

G C

Oh, the stories the could tell son

G C

And that roadside motor court

G C

It'd keep you safe and warm

[Chorus]

Now there's holes in the roof

And there's weeds at the door

That motor court's still there,

C G C

but that don't see no travellers no more

[Verse 2]

G C

Guess who used to grow cotton

G C

on these tired old farms

Yeah they'd load the wagons time and time again

C G C

With their weary old arms

G C

They'd make a little money at the gin

G C

Pay a little credit at the store

G C

Yeah they scratched and the worked the land

G C

Till the dirt got poor

[Chorus]

D C

Now that cotton gin is some kind of second hand store

Yeah the building's there,

But they don't gin no cotton no more

[Verse 3]

G C

Yeah they used to go dancing

G C

Down at the Log Cabin Bar

G C

Yeah they'd be laughing, carrying on

G C

Make a little love in the car

G C

And they'd spread that sawdust down

G C

On a concrete floor

G C

They'd dance all night

G C

Until they're feet got sore

[Chorus]

Till one Sunday Morning

They had the law burn her down

D C

Now there aint no place for us to go Dancin

In this one horse town

C G C

Yeah, we used to dance in this town

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