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Alabama Acres

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CSo there's hundreds of Dauburn alabama Gacres
with rows of Cred roofs oDver warm farmers Gdaughters
who've got no iCntention of inviDting me inEm  
space shines all above mCe so i settle Dmyself under iGt.
when i Cwake up i'm back in my crowdeDd city apartmGent
some random Cmen doing woDrk off in the kitcGhen
                    C                D                    Em
sGtacking mattresses up now to the ceiling and down to the floor.
my fathers sick in the hCallway i hear him whiDstlin under the doGor.
i rush to liCft him but you all know i am Dweak and you know that he is hGeavy.
there's no blood in his cheCeks but he's smiliDng straight at meG.
                      C                          D
I Gask the thickest of the workers "would you please come and help me out?"
he comes ambling ovCer and says "sir, i lovDe how your whistling sounds"G  
so now i dCrag him through the kitchen to the liviDng room and down on the
Gcarpet
he says, "son i'm emCbarassed, but the siDdes of my head huGrt.
                      C                  D              Em
i Gjust know that i'm tired and i could surely use some rest."
                       C                   D
i Gtear a mattress down for him and i say, "here dad sleep some on this."
i wake for reCal and it's ovGer.
i'm aClonC/Be in aAmcres and my dad is still Emdead.G  
                C      D            G
but if yoDu underneath one of those rooftops, look out your window and invite
me on Emin.
                           C                   D
'cEmause it's cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend
                          C                  D
yEmeah it's cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend.
it's cold and i'm loCnely and i could sure uDse a friend yeahG  
These are the basic chords. The intro posted is pretty close so you can work with that. 
are lots of walking bass parts and such but I am far too lazy to figure out and tab all 
that.

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Alabama Acres

by Kevin Devine

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C/B

C D G

So there's hundreds of auburn alabama acres

C D G

with rows of red roofs over warm farmers daughters

C D Em

who've got no intention of inviting me in

C D G

space shines all above me so i settle myself under it.

C D G

when i wake up i'm back in my crowded city apartment

C D G

some random men doing work off in the kitchen

C D Em

stacking mattresses up now to the ceiling and down to the floor.

C D G

my fathers sick in the hallway i hear him whistlin under the door.

C D G

i rush to lift him but you all know i am weak and you know that he is heavy.

C D G

there's no blood in his cheeks but he's smiling straight at me.

C D

I ask the thickest of the workers "would you please come and help me out?"

C D G

he comes ambling over and says "sir, i love how your whistling sounds"

C D

so now i drag him through the kitchen to the living room and down on the

carpet

C D G

he says, "son i'm embarassed, but the sides of my head hurt.

C D Em

i just know that i'm tired and i could surely use some rest."

C D

i tear a mattress down for him and i say, "here dad sleep some on this."

C G

i wake for real and it's over.

C C/B Am Em G

i'm alone in acres and my dad is still dead.

C D G

but if you underneath one of those rooftops, look out your window and invite

me on in.

C D

'cause it's cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend

C D

yeah it's cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend.

C D G

it's cold and i'm lonely and i could sure use a friend yeah

These are the basic chords. The intro posted is pretty close so you can work with that.

are lots of walking bass parts and such but I am far too lazy to figure out and tab all

that.

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