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"Kentucky, February 27, 1971" - Tom T. Hall
Track 8 of 11 on the album "In Search of a Song" (1971)
[Intro]
D C D
[Verse 1]
D G D
There were signs beside the road like "Jesus Saves"
A7
And "Relieve yourself the fast and gentle way"
G D
I was looking for an old man who lived way back in these hills
C D
Who just might have a story I could tell
[Verse 2]
D G D
Pretty soon, the blacktop disappeared
A7
I felt the car change to a lower gear
G D
I took a drink of liquor just to chase away the chill
C D
I was 27 miles from Olive Hill
[Verse 3]
D G D
Ahead, I saw the bridge where I turned right
A7
A dirt road led straight up a mountainside
G D
I pulled up to a farmhouse I thought I had seen before
C D
An old man and his dog were at the door
[Verse 4]
D G D
They told me this old-timer knew this land
A7
I told him, "Sir, I just don't understand
G D
Why the kids in this state just grow up and move away
C D
And leave the land where they were born and raised."
[Verse 5]
D G D
He said, "Son, you can't make it on this land
A7
Unless you're happy workin' with your hands
G D
There ain't no kids today that wanna stay and work it out
C D
They wanna see the things they hear about."
[Verse 6]
D G D
He said, "I cleared this whole farm off myself
A7
And I'd work it now but time has got my health."
G D
Then, staring out the window, resting in his easy chair
C D
He told me what I'd really come to hear
[Verse 7]
D G D
"You know, son, people used to tell their kids
A7
'Now, I don't want you to have to work the way I did.'
G D
They don't and some will tell you that it's a shame
C D
But you have to think before you place the blame."
[Verse 8]
D G D
I guess we must have talked for half a day
A7
'til I told him that I'd best be on my way
G D
He shook my hand and said, "I'm glad I met you, Mr. Hall
C D
But I guess there ain't no song here after all."
[Outro]
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A7
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