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Rugged Country

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[Verse 1]
E6 6 B6 sixtG#meen-year-old C#mkids
Ehuddled around the gBrocery lot
"He Epunched out my Bteeth" so you G#msaid, so did the C#mevidence
The Eblood and the Bdent on the C#mcar door from your G#mhead
[Verse 2]
And Ethis is where I bring you
With Bevery laurel I've hung fArom your neck
It will Esus2be the noose that hangs you
Yes it will Esus2be the noose that hangs you
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause I was Blonely here and its lG#monely still
In the rC#mugged country where the weEeds grow fierce
Quicker Bthan the crop I keep G#mrunning from
In this C#mrugged country
[Chorus]
I'm the rEugged one
I'm the rBugged one
I'm the rG#mugged one
I'm the rC#mugged one
[Verse 3]
AEnd this is where we lost you
Despite Bevery effort to Abring you back
Yeah, the Ehopes the one that haunts you
And the Bhome's the rope thats wrapped Aaround your neck
And it will Esus2be the noose that hangs you
Yes it will Esus2be the noose that hangs you
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's a Bheavy hand where I G#mwear your death
As a C#mwedding ring in the Erugged country
I tend Bto your man in the G#mhome you had
Oh in C#mthis rugged country
[Chorus]
I'm the rEugged one
I'm the rBugged one
I'm the rG#mugged one
I'm the rC#mugged oneE  

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Rugged Country

by Japanese Breakfast

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G#m

C#m

Esus2

[Verse 1]

E B G#m C#m

6 6 6 sixteen-year-old kids

E B

huddled around the grocery lot

E B G#m C#m

"He punched out my teeth" so you said, so did the evidence

E B C#m G#m

The blood and the dent on the car door from your head

[Verse 2]

And this is where I bring you

B A

With every laurel I've hung from your neck

Esus2

It will be the noose that hangs you

Esus2

Yes it will be the noose that hangs you

[Pre-Chorus]

B G#m

Cause I was lonely here and its lonely still

C#m E

In the rugged country where the weeds grow fierce

B G#m

Quicker than the crop I keep running from

C#m

In this rugged country

[Chorus]

I'm the rugged one

G#m

I'm the rugged one

C#m

I'm the rugged one

[Verse 3]

And this is where we lost you

B A

Despite every effort to bring you back

Yeah, the hopes the one that haunts you

B A

And the home's the rope thats wrapped around your neck

Esus2

And it will be the noose that hangs you

Esus2

Yes it will be the noose that hangs you

[Pre-Chorus]

B G#m

And it's a heavy hand where I wear your death

C#m E

As a wedding ring in the rugged country

B G#m

I tend to your man in the home you had

C#m

Oh in this rugged country

[Chorus]

I'm the rugged one

G#m

I'm the rugged one

C#m E

I'm the rugged one

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