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Subject: Monument     Gene Parsons     Chords/Words
GI got a pig at home in a pen and I got corn to Cfeed hDimG  
GI got a dog at home in the yard and I got a stick to Ctease DhimG  
But we're Dtrying to build a monument to Cshow that we were Ghere
It won't be Cvisible through the Gair, and Cthere won't be any Gshade
CTo cool the monument, to pDrove that we were hGere
GI got a banjo and a wife and I got songs to Cplease DherG  
GI got a little old house of trees and I got the moon and Cstars to DseeG  
But we're Dtrying to build a monument to Cshow that we were Ghere
It won't be Cvisible through the Gair, and Cthere won't be any Gshade
CTo cool the monument, to Dprove that we were Ghere
GI got a banjo and a wife and I got songs to Cplease DherG  
GI got a little old house of trees and I got the moon and Cstars to DseGe

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Monument

by Gene Parsons

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Subject: Monument Gene Parsons Chords/Words

G C D G

I got a pig at home in a pen and I got corn to feed him

G C D G

I got a dog at home in the yard and I got a stick to tease him

D C G

But we're trying to build a monument to show that we were here

C G C G

It won't be visible through the air, and there won't be any shade

C D G

To cool the monument, to prove that we were here

G C D G

I got a banjo and a wife and I got songs to please her

G C D G

I got a little old house of trees and I got the moon and stars to see

D C G

But we're trying to build a monument to show that we were here

C G C G

It won't be visible through the air, and there won't be any shade

C D G

To cool the monument, to prove that we were here

G C D G

I got a banjo and a wife and I got songs to please her

G C D G

I got a little old house of trees and I got the moon and stars to see

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