[Start]
[Intro]
C#m E B A C#m E B A
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[Verse]
C#m
Took my first breath where the muddy Brazos
E
Spills into the Gulf of Mexico
B
Where the skyline's colored by chemical plants
A
That put the bread on the table of the workin' man
C#m
Where the workin' man does his best to provide
E
Safety and shelter for kids and a wife
B
Giving a little of his soul every day
A
Makin' overtime to keep the wolves away
[Inst]
C#m E B A C#m E B A
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[Verse]
C#m
I was barely thirteen when the company men
E
Tried to dig my daddy's grave
B
It happened on a Frenchowned tanker ship
A
Spillin' poison in the Galveston Bay
C#m
Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes
E
Silenced any mortal cries
B
Cold in the grave but death stinging pain
A
He fought like hell to keep the wolves away
[Solo]
C#m E B A E A C#m C#m7
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[Inst]
E B A
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[Verse]
C#m
For the next few years Dad was sick as a dog
E
But he made recovery just to spite the odds
B
The settlement came and we moved out of town
A
Where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds
C#m
Yeah he's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties
E
But the money's running out and he's pinching for pennies
B
So I'm going for broke with every song I play
A
'Cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away
[Solo]
C#m E B A C#m E B C#m
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E B Amaj7 A C#m E B A
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[Outro]
GUITAR
