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7 Oaks

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C[VCerFse C1G]C  
CWell that banker
CHe keeps calling
Telling us our mortgage is overGdue
Gonna Cplow up the fields
Gonna Fburn down the Chouse
And the banker he can Ghave it when I'm tChrough
[Chorus]
There ain't no sFilver left in these pCockets
There ain't no cFornbread, Lord there ain't no Gwine
That Ctrain don't stop around hFere anyCmore
It done moved on doGwn the liCne
C   F   C  G   C
[Verse 2]
CWell the tax man
CHe said old Uncle Sam
Gotta get his share of the rGake
He can coCme around here
He can loFok for himself
There aiCn't nothing lGeft he can taCke
[Chorus]
There ain't no silFver left in these pCockets
There ain't no corFnbread, Lord there ain't no wGine
That trCain don't stop around hFere anymoCre
It done moved on doGwn the liCne
F  C  F  G
C  F  C  G  C
F  C   F  G
C  F  C  C
[Verse 3]
I'm gonna gCo back to Grandaddy's farm
On Cherokee allotted laGnd
It ain't evCer been owned by Fno one but him
Won't be taxCed by no other man
[Chorus 2]
There ain't no silFver left in these pocCkets
There ain't no corFnbread, Lord there ain't no wGine
That trCain don't stop around hFere anymoCre
It done moved on doGwn the liCne
I said that trCain don't stop around Fhere anymCore
It done moved on Gdown the liCne

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7 Oaks

by Turnpike Troubadours

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C C F C G C

[Verse 1]

Well that banker

He keeps calling

Telling us our mortgage is overdue

Gonna plow up the fields

F C

Gonna burn down the house

G C

And the banker he can have it when I'm through

[Chorus]

F C

There ain't no silver left in these pockets

F G

There ain't no cornbread, Lord there ain't no wine

C F C

That train don't stop around here anymore

G C

It done moved on down the line

C F C G C

[Verse 2]

Well the tax man

He said old Uncle Sam

Gotta get his share of the rake

He can come around here

He can look for himself

C G C

There ain't nothing left he can take

[Chorus]

F C

There ain't no silver left in these pockets

F G

There ain't no cornbread, Lord there ain't no wine

C F C

That train don't stop around here anymore

G C

It done moved on down the line

F C F G

C F C G C

F C F G

C F C C

[Verse 3]

I'm gonna go back to Grandaddy's farm

On Cherokee allotted land

C F

It ain't ever been owned by no one but him

Won't be taxed by no other man

[Chorus 2]

F C

There ain't no silver left in these pockets

F G

There ain't no cornbread, Lord there ain't no wine

C F C

That train don't stop around here anymore

G C

It done moved on down the line

C F C

I said that train don't stop around here anymore

G C

It done moved on down the line

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