Tom: G
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My first rifle was a .243
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That papa gave daddy and daddy gave to me
G D Cadd9 Em
And-they taught me how to shoot with a steady hand
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
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Now, i grew up on a prison farm
Em D Cadd9 G
Sneakin' pulls-of-shine from a mason jar
G D Cadd9 Em
Used to go fishing out cripple creek dam
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But i guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
Cadd9 G
Grandma's in the kitchen
Cadd9 G D
Papa done passed on
Cadd9 G
We sit out on the front porch
Em D Cadd9
Just a pickin’ on a song
Cadd9 G
And there's blood on the table
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'cause we work for what we have
Em D Cadd9
And i was raised in this land
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
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And i still fly that southern flag
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Whistling dixieland enough to brag
G D Cadd9 Em
And i know all the words to "simple man"
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s something you don't understand
G D Cadd9 G
I pledge my allegiance the original way
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I say, "merry christmas," not "happy holidays"
G D Cadd9 Em
They can’t change my ways, i know who i am
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
Cadd9 G
Grandma's in the kitchen
Cadd9 G D
Papa done passed on
Cadd9 G
We sit out on the front porch
Em D Cadd9
Just a pickin’ on a song
Cadd9 G
And there's blood on the table
Cadd9 G D
'cause we work for what we have
Em D Cadd9
I was raised in this land
Em D Cadd9 G
I guess that’s somethin' you don't understand
Bb F
They'll grind us up in a big machine
C G
They'll feed us all on the same beliefs
Bb F C
Holy dollar and a credit card
Bb F
But we got a way of doing things
C G
And no bankers gonna steal from me
D
They wanna tear it all apart
Cadd9 G
Grandma's in the kitchen
Cadd9 G D
Papa done passed on
Cadd9 G
We sit out on the front porch
Em D Cadd9
Just a pickin’ on a song
Cadd9 G
And there's a bible on the table
Cadd9 G D
'cause he bled for what we have
Em D Cadd9
And that's the ballad of southern man
Em D Cadd9 G
But i guess that’s something you don't understand
G D Cadd9 Em
My first rifle was a .243
Em D Cadd9 G
Papa gave daddy and daddy gave to me
