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Eminor

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Capo:   2
[Intro] 
 Emx4
[Verse]
   EmI’ll make my papa proud
One day I will somehow
  CMother sGays I’m strong
  CI’m the Goldest one
  EmPapa’s tough as nails
He works the farm every day and
 COne day I Gwill too
 CBut first I’ll Gfinish school
[Chorus]
  AmOeh, oeh, oeh, oCeh,
The fields don’t even Gnotice, the trees don’t seem to care
  AmOeh, oeh, oeh, oCeh,
The pages of my sGtory, written in the dirt
                       C   Emx2
Written in the dirt
[Verse]
  EmPapa told me true
One day this will all belong to Cyou
Mother’s Gproud of me
  CI’ll run the Gcompany
  EmMet this girl at school
Her friends are really cool, she’s
  COpened her Gheart to me
  CIt must be Gnice to be
[Chorus]
  AmOeh, oeh, oeh, oCeh
The fields don’t seem to nGotice, the trees don’t even care
  AmOeh, oeh, oeh, oCeh
The pages of my Gstory, written in the dirt
                          C   Emx2
Written in the dirt
 C   G   C   G(1 bar)
[Bridge] x2
  DmOeh OAmehC  G  
Am (1 strum)
  I’ll make my papa proud
 C(1 strum)                   G  
 One day I will somehow
[Chorus]
  AmOeh, oeh, oeh, Coeh
The cows don’t seem to Gnotice, the cows
don’t even cAmare
Oeh, oeh, oeh, oCeh
The pages of my Gstory, written in the dirt
EmWritten in the dirt
[Outro 4]
Em

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Written

by Jack and the Weatherman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo: 2

[Intro]

[Verse]

I’ll make my papa proud

One day I will somehow

C G

Mother says I’m strong

C G

I’m the oldest one

Papa’s tough as nails

He works the farm every day and

C G

One day I will too

C G

But first I’ll finish school

[Chorus]

Am C

Oeh, oeh, oeh, oeh,

The fields don’t even notice, the trees don’t seem to care

Am C

Oeh, oeh, oeh, oeh,

The pages of my story, written in the dirt

C Em

Written in the dirt

[Verse]

Papa told me true

One day this will all belong to you

Mother’s proud of me

C G

I’ll run the company

Met this girl at school

Her friends are really cool, she’s

C G

Opened her heart to me

C G

It must be nice to be

[Chorus]

Am C

Oeh, oeh, oeh, oeh

The fields don’t seem to notice, the trees don’t even care

Am C

Oeh, oeh, oeh, oeh

The pages of my story, written in the dirt

C Em

Written in the dirt

C G C G

(1 bar)

[Bridge] x2

Dm Am C G

Oeh Oeh

Am (1 strum)

I’ll make my papa proud

C G

(1 strum)

One day I will somehow

[Chorus]

Am C

Oeh, oeh, oeh, oeh

The cows don’t seem to notice, the cows

don’t even care

Oeh, oeh, oeh, oeh

The pages of my story, written in the dirt

Written in the dirt

[Outro 4]

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