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Twelve Mile Road

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[Verse 1]
GThere’s an old Cgravel road
Gfollowing the section Dline,
Gout where lives are Cheld together
with Gsweat and baling Dtwine,
Gwhere you rattle your bones on a Ctractor
Gover thirty years Dold
Gand there’s a mortgage and Ckids to be fed
Gout on DTwelve Mile GRoad.
[Verse 2]
GJust a stretch of Ccountry
Gthe wind comes blowing Dthrough.
GThe Homesteaders starved out and Cblew away
GNow there’s nobody out here but Dyou.
GAnd you know someday it’s gonna Cturn around,
Gbut Lord, it turns so Dslow,
Gand it ain’t rained since CApril
Gout on DTwelve Mile GRoad.
[Chorus]
DOut on GTwelve mile Road,
Dlord it turns so Gslow.
CHanging on to a Gragged Emdream,
Cout on DTwelve Mile GRoad
[Verse 3]
GYou raise some hay, a Cfew head of cows,
Gyou swing a hammer in Dtown.
GYou do everything you can Cby God do
Gto keep your feet on the Dground.
G‘Cuz if a man works Chard enough
Ghe can turn that straw into Dgold
GOr ain’t that how it’s Csupposed to be,
Gout on DTwelve Mile GRoad?
[Chorus]
DOut on GTwelve mile Road,
Dlord it turns so Gslow.
CHanging on to a Gragged Emdream,
Cout on DTwelve Mile GRoad
[Verse 4]
GYou hope for the day when the Cair is clean,
Gthe fences all run Dtrue,
Gall of your worries have Cvanished like smoke,
Gall the hard times are Dthrough.
GYou’ll look down from the Ctop of a hill
Gand your dreams'll be there to Dhold.
GAin’t that the way it’s Csupposed to be,
GOut on DTwelve Mile GRoad?
[Chorus]
DOut on GTwelve mile Road,
Dlord it turns so Gslow.
CHanging on to a Gragged Emdream,
Cout on DTwelve Mile GRoad
DOut on GTwelve mile Road,
Dlord it turns so Gslow.
CAnd it ain't Grained since EmApril,
Cout on DTwelve Mile GRoad

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Twelve Mile Road

by Dave Stamey

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[Verse 1]

G C

There’s an old gravel road

G D

following the section line,

G C

out where lives are held together

G D

with sweat and baling twine,

G C

where you rattle your bones on a tractor

G D

over thirty years old

G C

and there’s a mortgage and kids to be fed

G D G

out on Twelve Mile Road.

[Verse 2]

G C

Just a stretch of country

G D

the wind comes blowing through.

G C

The Homesteaders starved out and blew away

G D

Now there’s nobody out here but you.

G C

And you know someday it’s gonna turn around,

G D

but Lord, it turns so slow,

G C

and it ain’t rained since April

G D G

out on Twelve Mile Road.

[Chorus]

D G

Out on Twelve mile Road,

D G

lord it turns so slow.

C G Em

Hanging on to a ragged dream,

C D G

out on Twelve Mile Road

[Verse 3]

G C

You raise some hay, a few head of cows,

G D

you swing a hammer in town.

G C

You do everything you can by God do

G D

to keep your feet on the ground.

G C

‘Cuz if a man works hard enough

G D

he can turn that straw into gold

G C

Or ain’t that how it’s supposed to be,

G D G

out on Twelve Mile Road?

[Chorus]

D G

Out on Twelve mile Road,

D G

lord it turns so slow.

C G Em

Hanging on to a ragged dream,

C D G

out on Twelve Mile Road

[Verse 4]

G C

You hope for the day when the air is clean,

G D

the fences all run true,

G C

all of your worries have vanished like smoke,

G D

all the hard times are through.

G C

You’ll look down from the top of a hill

G D

and your dreams'll be there to hold.

G C

Ain’t that the way it’s supposed to be,

G D G

Out on Twelve Mile Road?

[Chorus]

D G

Out on Twelve mile Road,

D G

lord it turns so slow.

C G Em

Hanging on to a ragged dream,

C D G

out on Twelve Mile Road

D G

Out on Twelve mile Road,

D G

lord it turns so slow.

C G Em

And it ain't rained since April,

C D G

out on Twelve Mile Road

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