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Ab Born the middle
Eb son of a farmer and
Bb a small town southern
Eb man.
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Ab Like his daddy's
Eb daddy before him brought
Bb up working on the land.
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Ab _ Fell in love with
Eb a small town woman and
Bb they married up and settled
Eb down.
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Natural way of
Eb life if you're lucky for
Bb a small
Ab town southern
Eb man.
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Ab First there came
Eb four pretty daughters for
Bb this small town southern
Eb man.
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Ab _ Then a few years
Eb later came another,
Bb a boy he wasn't planned.
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Ab _ Seven people
Eb living all together
Bb in a house built with his own
Eb hands.
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Ab _ Little words but
Eb love and understanding from
Bb a small
Ab town southern
Eb man.
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Ab he bowed his head
Eb to Jesus and
Ab he stood for rock
Eb sound.
And
Ab he only loved
Eb one woman who was always
Bb _ .
proud of what he had.
_ He
Ab said his greatest _
Eb contribution is the
Ab ones he'll leave
Eb behind.
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Raised on
Eb the ways and gentle kindness
Bb of a small
Ab town southern
Eb man.
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Ab _ _ Callous
Eb hands told the story for
Bb the small town southern
Eb man.
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Ab He gave it all
Eb to keep it all together and
Bb keep his family on his land.
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Eb _ _
Ab _ Like his daddy
Eb years wore out his body
Bb made it hard just to walk or
Eb stand.
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You
Ab can break the back
Eb but you can't break the spirit
Bb of a small
Ab town southern
Eb man.
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_ _ _ And
Ab he bowed his head
Eb to Jesus and
Ab he stood for rock
Eb sound.
And
Ab he only loved
Eb one woman who was
Bb always proud of what he had.
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Eb He
Ab said his greatest _
Eb contribution is
Ab the ones he'll leave
Eb behind.
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Ab _ .
Raised on
Eb the ways and gentle kindness
Bb of a small
Eb town southern man.
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Ab _ _ Finally
Eb death came
Bb calling for the small town southern
Eb man.
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He
Ab said it's alright
Eb cause I see angels
Bb and they got me by the hand.
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Eb Don't you cry and don't you worry
Bb I'm blessed and I
Eb know I am.
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Ab Cause God has
Eb a place in heaven
Bb for a small
Ab town southern
Eb man.
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And _ _ _
Ab he bowed his head
Eb to Jesus and
Ab he stood for rock
Eb sound.
And
Ab he only loved
Eb one woman who was
Bb always proud of what he had.
_ He
Ab said his greatest _
Eb contribution is
Ab the ones he'll leave
Eb behind.
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Raised on
Eb the ways and gentle kindness
Bb of a small
Ab town southern
Eb man.
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Raised on the
Eb ways and gentle kindness
Bb of a small
Ab town southern _
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