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 [Verse]
Shovel on my Dhands, sweat on my Dshirt
Been workin' for a wDhile boys, on this pGile of dAirt
Tryin' to dig a little dDeeper, in a hAard rock Gtown
No it ain't Deasy, bAreakin' new Dground
Burnin' in the Dhot sun, soakin' in the Drain
Gettin' pretty Dgood at, smilin' tGhrough the Apain
About to the Dpoint where, most Aturn aGround
No it ain't Deasy, Abreakin' new Dground
[Chorus]
It's a lGong hard day, but you sDleep at night
It's an Ainch by inch push on Ddown the line
Only Gone way through, just get Dup and do
It agAain, and agAain, and agAain, and aAgain, and aAgain
[Verse]
It's gonna take Dtime and its gonna take hDeart
Yeah that bDedrock baby it don't just fGall aApart
If you're lookin' for the gDood stuff, it's a lAittle further Gdown
It sure ain't eDasy, bAreakin' new Dground
[Chorus]
It's a lGong hard day, but you sDleep at night
It's an Ainch by inch push on Ddown the line
Only Gone way through, just get Dup and do
It agAain, and agAain, and agAain, and aAgain, and aAgain
[solo]
  D  G  D
If you want it bad enDough, no you wAon't back Gdown
But it ain't Deasy, Abreakin' new gDround
It ain't eDasy, bAreakin' new gDround
D  D  D
Shovel on my Dhands, sGweat on my sDhirt
         D          [Fade out]
It ain't easy

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Breaking New Ground

by Steve Moakler

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[Verse]

D D

Shovel on my hands, sweat on my shirt

D G A

Been workin' for a while boys, on this pile of dirt

D A G

Tryin' to dig a little deeper, in a hard rock town

D A D

No it ain't easy, breakin' new ground

D D

Burnin' in the hot sun, soakin' in the rain

D G A

Gettin' pretty good at, smilin' through the pain

D A G

About to the point where, most turn around

D A D

No it ain't easy, breakin' new ground

[Chorus]

G D

It's a long hard day, but you sleep at night

A D

It's an inch by inch push on down the line

G D

Only one way through, just get up and do

A A A A A

It again, and again, and again, and again, and again

[Verse]

D D

It's gonna take time and its gonna take heart

D G A

Yeah that bedrock baby it don't just fall apart

D A G

If you're lookin' for the good stuff, it's a little further down

D A D

It sure ain't easy, breakin' new ground

[Chorus]

G D

It's a long hard day, but you sleep at night

A D

It's an inch by inch push on down the line

G D

Only one way through, just get up and do

A A A A A

It again, and again, and again, and again, and again

[solo]

D G D

D A G

If you want it bad enough, no you won't back down

D A D

But it ain't easy, breakin' new ground

D A D

It ain't easy, breakin' new ground

D D D

D G D

Shovel on my hands, sweat on my shirt

D [Fade out]

It ain't easy

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