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40 Acres

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|=measure bar line
Tuning is DGDGAD
[Chords]
G:x00020
G2:x00000
Dsus:x20000
G2/B:x40000
C6/9:x50000
Gmaj9/B:x40004
C6(add9):x50005
D:020200
Em(add4):244000
D7sus:x20030
G/B:x40020
C9:x50030
C2:x55030
[Intro]
||:     G2      Dsus|    G2/B     C6/9:||
[Verse 1]
  G2Out on these DsusTexas plains
You G2/Bcan see for a C6/9million lives
   G2And there's a thoDsususand exits
G2/BBetween here C6/9and the state line
    G2About the Dsuslast time that G2/BI saw youC6/9  
You said  G2call me PandoDsusra,     G2/Bcall me a foolC6/9  
 Gmaj9/BAnd I'm thinking this view
It could C6(add9)do you some good
  Gmaj9/BSo drop these scales and C6(add9)take a look
[Chorus]
 DThere's 40 acresEm(add4)  
And redemption tC2o be found
 DJust alEm(add4)ong and down the wayC2  
 DThere is a placEm(add4)e where
No C2plow blade has turned the ground
  DAnd you will turn Em(add4)it over
'Cause Dsusout here hope remainsG  D7sus  
   G/B'Cause C9out here hope remainsG  D7sus  G/B  C9  
[Verse 2]
 G2Out here the DsusTexas sky
G2/BIt's as big C6/9as the sea
  G2And you're alone Dsusin your room
G2/BLike an island C6/9floating free
  G2Your spirit's Dsushanging
In a G2/Bbottle out C2on a tree
   G2You say that Dsusyou're the black sheep
G2/BI say you're still C6/9family
  Gmaj9/BThrow that bottle to C6(add9)the waves
  Gmaj9/BI'll bring you in to me
C6(add9)From the shore you will see
[Chorus]
 DThere's 40 acresEm(add4)  
And redemption to C2be found
  DJust along Em(add4)and down the wayC2  
  DThere is a Em(add4)place where
No C2plow blade has turned the ground
  DBut you will turn Em(add4)it overC2  
'Cause Dsusout here hope remainsG  D7sus  
'Cause C9out here hope remainsG  D7sus  
'Cause C9out here hope remainsG  
[Instrumental]
|    G     Dsus|   G/B     C2|    G     Dsus|     G/B      C2|
[Verse 3]
  G2Out here the DsusTexas rain
Is the  G2/Bhardest I've C6/9ever seen
 G2It'll wash your Dsushouse away
But G2/Bit'll also C6/9make you clean
  G2And all these Dsusrocks
They are  G2/Bcrying C6/9too
 G2And this whole Dsusland is
 G2/BCalling C6/9out for you
[Chrous]
 DThere's forty acresEm(add4)  
And redemption to C2be found
 DJust alonEm(add4)g and down the wayC2  
 DThere is a Em(add4)place where
No C2plow blade has turned the ground
 DAnd you will turn Em(add4)it overC2  
'Cause Dsusout here hope remainsG  D7sus  
   G/B'Cause C9out here hope remainsG  D7sus  
   G/B'Cause C9out here hope remainsG  D7sus  
   G/B'Cause C9out here hope remainsG  Dsus  G2/B  C6/9  G  

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40 Acres

by Caedmon's Call

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

G2/B

C6/9

Gmaj9/B

C6(add9)

Em(add4)

D7sus

G/B

|=measure bar line

Tuning is DGDGAD

[Chords]

G:x00020

G2:x00000

Dsus:x20000

G2/B:x40000

C6/9:x50000

Gmaj9/B:x40004

C6(add9):x50005

D:020200

Em(add4):244000

D7sus:x20030

G/B:x40020

C9:x50030

C2:x55030

[Intro]

G2 Dsus G2/B C6/9

||: | :||

[Verse 1]

G2 Dsus

Out on these Texas plains

G2/B C6/9

You can see for a million lives

G2 Dsus

And there's a thousand exits

G2/B C6/9

Between here and the state line

G2 Dsus G2/B C6/9

About the last time that I saw you

G2 Dsus G2/B C6/9

You said call me Pandora, call me a fool

Gmaj9/B

And I'm thinking this view

C6(add9)

It could do you some good

Gmaj9/B C6(add9)

So drop these scales and take a look

[Chorus]

D Em(add4)

There's 40 acres

And redemption to be found

D Em(add4) C2

Just along and down the way

D Em(add4)

There is a place where

No plow blade has turned the ground

D Em(add4)

And you will turn it over

Dsus G D7sus

'Cause out here hope remains

G/B C9 G D7sus G/B C9

'Cause out here hope remains

[Verse 2]

G2 Dsus

Out here the Texas sky

G2/B C6/9

It's as big as the sea

G2 Dsus

And you're alone in your room

G2/B C6/9

Like an island floating free

G2 Dsus

Your spirit's hanging

G2/B C2

In a bottle out on a tree

G2 Dsus

You say that you're the black sheep

G2/B C6/9

I say you're still family

Gmaj9/B C6(add9)

Throw that bottle to the waves

Gmaj9/B

I'll bring you in to me

C6(add9)

From the shore you will see

[Chorus]

D Em(add4)

There's 40 acres

And redemption to be found

D Em(add4) C2

Just along and down the way

D Em(add4)

There is a place where

No plow blade has turned the ground

D Em(add4) C2

But you will turn it over

Dsus G D7sus

'Cause out here hope remains

C9 G D7sus

'Cause out here hope remains

C9 G

'Cause out here hope remains

[Instrumental]

G Dsus G/B C2 G Dsus G/B C2

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[Verse 3]

G2 Dsus

Out here the Texas rain

G2/B C6/9

Is the hardest I've ever seen

G2 Dsus

It'll wash your house away

G2/B C6/9

But it'll also make you clean

G2 Dsus

And all these rocks

G2/B C6/9

They are crying too

G2 Dsus

And this whole land is

G2/B C6/9

Calling out for you

[Chrous]

D Em(add4)

There's forty acres

And redemption to be found

D Em(add4) C2

Just along and down the way

D Em(add4)

There is a place where

No plow blade has turned the ground

D Em(add4) C2

And you will turn it over

Dsus G D7sus

'Cause out here hope remains

G/B C9 G D7sus

'Cause out here hope remains

G/B C9 G D7sus

'Cause out here hope remains

G/B C9 G Dsus G2/B C6/9 G

'Cause out here hope remains

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