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Pay No Rent

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Eminor

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[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
CWhen my time comes
Put me under the ivGy
Next to the Amwillow in my parents Emgarden
Let the Cflowers grow from my Gbody
Out in the fields wheAmre the children Emrun
Em D C Em D  Am C
[Chorus]
GI wont pay no rent
GFor the land that  im underC  
I wont feel any Gpain
 Ci wont know of any Ghunger
CSo dont Gcry for Emme
Cause lord Gim freeC  
[Verse 2]
GWhen my time Ccomes think of the Gliving
Be good to your Amneighbor and ask for Emforgiveness
I won't Cbe there to share in the Gstruggle
Can't get much Amdeeper with axes and sEmhovels
So if i don't Amsee ya know that i Emlove ya
Em D G C  Em G Am C
[Chorus]
CI wont pay no Grent
CFor the Gland that  im under
CI wont feel any Gpain
GI wont know of any hunger
CSo dont Gcry for Emme
cause lord im GfreeD  
  GAnd tAmhe rCain wAmill fall Emon the grass Goutside
when the Clove birds Amwalk and they Emtake their Dtime
[Chorus]
DAnd i'll pay no GrentC  G  
CI wont pay no Grent
CFor the Gland that im under
CI wont feel Gany pain
CI wont know of Gany hungerC  
DSo dont cry fEmor Gme Dcause lord Amim fEmreeG  
AmAnd in that Glong Dlast slEmeep oCf Ddreams
D'Til my corner of the field turns Ggreen
G D G

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Pay No Rent

by Delta Rae

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

When my time comes

Put me under the ivy

Am Em

Next to the willow in my parents garden

C G

Let the flowers grow from my body

Am Em

Out in the fields where the children run

Em D C Em D Am C

[Chorus]

I wont pay no rent

G C

For the land that im under

I wont feel any pain

C G

i wont know of any hunger

C G Em

So dont cry for me

G C

Cause lord im free

[Verse 2]

G C G

When my time comes think of the living

Am Em

Be good to your neighbor and ask for forgiveness

C G

I won't be there to share in the struggle

Am Em

Can't get much deeper with axes and shovels

Am Em

So if i don't see ya know that i love ya

Em D G C Em G Am C

[Chorus]

C G

I wont pay no rent

C G

For the land that im under

C G

I wont feel any pain

I wont know of any hunger

C G Em

So dont cry for me

G D

cause lord im free

G Am C Am Em G

And the rain will fall on the grass outside

C Am Em D

when the love birds walk and they take their time

[Chorus]

D G C G

And i'll pay no rent

C G

I wont pay no rent

C G

For the land that im under

C G

I wont feel any pain

C G C

I wont know of any hunger

D Em G D Am Em G

So dont cry for me cause lord im free

Am G D Em C D

And in that long last sleep of dreams

D G

'Til my corner of the field turns green

G D G

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