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[Verse]
DWhen I was a child my Gfamily would Dtravel
Down to western Kentucky where my Aparents were Dborn
There's a backwards old town that's Goften remeDmbered
So many times that my Amemories are Dworn
And daddy won't you take me Gback to MuDhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where AParadise Dlay
Well I'm sorry my son but you're Gtoo late in Dasking
Mister Peabody's coal train has Ahauled it awDay
DWell sometimes we'd travel right Gdown the Green DRiver
To the abandoned old prison down by AAdrie HDill
Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd Gshoot with our Dpistols
But empty pop bottles was Aall we would Dkill
[Chorus]
DThen the coal company came with the Gworld's largest sDhovel
They tortured the timber and Astripped all the Dland
Well, they dug for their coal till the Gland was forsDaken
Then they wrote it all down as the Aprogress of mDan
[Chorus]
DWhen I die let my ashes float Gdown the Green RDiver
Let my soul roll on up to the ARochester dDam
I'll be halfway to Heaven with GParadise wDaiting
Just five miles away from Awherever I Dam

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Paradise

by Jim & Jesse

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[Verse]

D G D

When I was a child my family would travel

A D

Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born

G D

There's a backwards old town that's often remembered

A D

So many times that my memories are worn

G D

And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County

A D

Down by the Green River where Paradise lay

G D

Well I'm sorry my son but you're too late in asking

A D

Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away

D G D

Well sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River

A D

To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill

G D

Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols

A D

But empty pop bottles was all we would kill

[Chorus]

D G D

Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel

A D

They tortured the timber and stripped all the land

G D

Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken

A D

Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man

[Chorus]

D G D

When I die let my ashes float down the Green River

A D

Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam

G D

I'll be halfway to Heaven with Paradise waiting

A D

Just five miles away from wherever I am

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