Tobacco road
G-Am
(5x) - G-Am
1. I
was born in a dump,
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mama died and my daddy got drunk,
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left me here to die or grow,
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in the middle of
Tobacco Road.
G-Am
(3x) - G-Am
2. Grew up in a rusty shack,
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and
all I owned was a'hangin' on my back.
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Only Lord knows how I loathe
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this place called Tobacco Road.
D Am
‘Cause it's home, the only life I've ever
known,
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- Am
but the Lord
knows, I loathe Tobacco Road.
G-Am
(3x) - G-Am
3. Gonna leave, get a job,
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with the help and the grace of God,
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save my money, get rich, I know,
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bring it back to Tobacco Road.
G-Am
(3x)
G -Am
4. Bring dynamite and a crane,
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G Am
blow it up, start all over again
G-Am
G - Am
build a town be proud to show,
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keep the name Tobacco Road.
D Am
‘Cause it's
home, the only life I've ever known,
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+ G-Am (3x)
I despise you ‘cause you’re
dirty - Tobacco Road.
(orig.=capo 3rd; midi=capo5th) (Frank Ifield)