Tom: G
G Am
G Am C G
[Verse]
G
I come up from the bottom run
Am
I been huntin and I had my gun
G
Wind was still, things were quiet
Am C G
I called for Katie there was no reply
[Verse]
G
I checked the shed I checked the barn
Am
I opened the door and there she was
G
In the arms of my friend Joe
Am C G
And she wasn't wearing many clothes
[Chorus]
G
Katie, Katie what I do?
Am
I was so in love with you
G
Worked my fingers to the bone
Am C G
I never even wanted this old farm
[Verse]
G
Joe tried to talk he just coughed
Am
My heart stopped the gun went off
G
Katie screamed out his name
Am C G
And then the gun went off again
[Chorus]
G
Katie, Katie what I do?
Am
I was so in love with you
G
I Worked my fingers to the bone
Am C G
I never even wanted this old farm
[Verse]
G
I wrapped 'em up in gunny sacks
Am
I hitched a wagon threw 'em in the back
G
I buried that Joe down by the creek
Am C G
I laid my Katie 'neath a hickory tree
[Chorus]
G
Katie, Katie what I do?
Am
I was so in love with you
G
I Worked my fingers to the bone
Am C G
I never even wanted this old farm
[Break]
G Am
G Am C G
[Verse]
G
Now there's houses up all around this farm
Am
Staring into new backyards
G
And every day they come by
Am C G
But I won't sell and I won't say why
[Chorus]
G
Katie, Katie what I do?
Am
I was so in love with you
G
I Worked my fingers to the bone
Am C G
I never even wanted this old farm
Am C G
I never even wanted this old farm
Am C G
I never even wanted this old farm
[Outro]
G Am
G Am C G
