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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
Well, CI woulda bought my Fgrandpa's Cfarm
But I couldn't raise Gquite enough Ccash
Now they're cuttin' all the Ftimber Cdown
Turnin' all the Grest to Cash
[Verse 2]
A Ccompany came in from Foutta Cstate
To building another stinkin' GfactoCry
And them county politicians Fthink they Cknow
Just exactly Gwhat we Cneed
[Chorus]
But I Fsit down by the Chighway
I Ghear those big cats Cgrowl
 FWhere the quail gonna Cfly to?
Where will the rabbits run now?
 FI watch 'em tearin' Call to hell
  GUsed to be my Cchurch
 FTearin' up my Cgrandpa's land
They're treatin' my grandpa's Fland like Cdirt
[Verse 3]
A Cfew more jobs and a Flot less Ctrees
Gonna put this county Gin the rat Crace
Like that's where we Fwant to Cbe
This used to be such a Gpeaceful Cplace
[Verse 4]
And they'll Ctell us that they Fdon't polClute
This shit they dump in the river is Gperfectly Csafe
But all the talk in the Fwhole wide Cworld
Could never bring back what Gthey laid to Cwaste
[Chorus]
I Fsit down by the Chighway
I Ghear those big cats Cgrowl
 FWhere the quail gonna Cfly to?
Where will the rabbits run now?
 FI watch 'em tearin' Call to hell what
  GUsed to be my Cchurch
 FTearin' up my Cgrandpa's land
They're treatin' my grandpa's Fland like Cdirt
[Instrumental]
C    F  C
C    G  C
C
[Verse 5]
There's an Cancient oak Fstandin' aClone
Tryin' to do the work of a Gthousand Ctrees
Been here since the Cherokee Fcalled this Chome
But it's standin' in the way of a GfactoCry
[Chorus]
I Fsit down by the Chighway
I Ghear those big cats Cgrowl
 FWhere the quail gonna Cfly to?
Where will the rabbits run now?
 FI watch 'em tearin' Call to hell what
  GUsed to be my Cchurch
 FTearin' up my Cgrandpa's land
They're treatin' my grandpa's Fland like Cdirt
They're treatin' my grandpa's Fland like Cdirt
[Outro]
C

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Dirt

by Chris Knight

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C F C

Well, I woulda bought my grandpa's farm

G C

But I couldn't raise quite enough cash

F C

Now they're cuttin' all the timber down

G C

Turnin' all the rest to ash

[Verse 2]

C F C

A company came in from outta state

G C

To building another stinkin' factory

F C

And them county politicians think they know

G C

Just exactly what we need

[Chorus]

F C

But I sit down by the highway

G C

I hear those big cats growl

F C

Where the quail gonna fly to?

Where will the rabbits run now?

F C

I watch 'em tearin' all to hell

G C

Used to be my church

F C

Tearin' up my grandpa's land

F C

They're treatin' my grandpa's land like dirt

[Verse 3]

C F C

A few more jobs and a lot less trees

G C

Gonna put this county in the rat race

F C

Like that's where we want to be

G C

This used to be such a peaceful place

[Verse 4]

C F C

And they'll tell us that they don't pollute

G C

This shit they dump in the river is perfectly safe

F C

But all the talk in the whole wide world

G C

Could never bring back what they laid to waste

[Chorus]

F C

I sit down by the highway

G C

I hear those big cats growl

F C

Where the quail gonna fly to?

Where will the rabbits run now?

F C

I watch 'em tearin' all to hell what

G C

Used to be my church

F C

Tearin' up my grandpa's land

F C

They're treatin' my grandpa's land like dirt

[Instrumental]

C F C

C G C

[Verse 5]

C F C

There's an ancient oak standin' alone

G C

Tryin' to do the work of a thousand trees

F C

Been here since the Cherokee called this home

G C

But it's standin' in the way of a factory

[Chorus]

F C

I sit down by the highway

G C

I hear those big cats growl

F C

Where the quail gonna fly to?

Where will the rabbits run now?

F C

I watch 'em tearin' all to hell what

G C

Used to be my church

F C

Tearin' up my grandpa's land

F C

They're treatin' my grandpa's land like dirt

F C

They're treatin' my grandpa's land like dirt

[Outro]

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