Chords for Benjamin Tod, "We Ain’t Even Kin," // GemsOnVHS™

[Am] This tune's a tune I wrote for my grandfather,
who's not actually [Bm] blood to me, but [A] _ _
sacrificed a lot
[D] and _ [A] tried to raise me the best he could.
_ And we're [G] here at his house in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky,
where [F#] I came to as a child.
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People say I look like my grandfather
And I [F#m] begin to explain we ain't [A] even kin
And he'll interrupt with, why bother?
_ _ And saunter away with a sigh and wave's grin
Cause we both [F#] understand not [E] giving [A] a damn about feeling
And _ _ _ _ _ _ why in the hell try and tell folks what you were living?
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[E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] [D] Life is [A] defined by decisions
_ _ And [F#m] you may burn [A] bridges
You ain't got time to mend
You're too old to be [F#] in [E] this [A] condition
_ You're [D] too young [E] for the Lord to [A] take in _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He'd read me [D] the Bible [A] till midnight
_ And [F#m] he'd tan my hide [A] when he caught me in lies
When I dropped out of school we did fight
And [F#m] we lost some years [E] and our [A] foolish pride
And now I'm not sure if I'm better or worse for the distance
But _ _ _ _ _ _ we're not concerned
Cause there's nothing to learn from resentment
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Life is [A] defined by decisions
_ And [F#m] you may burn bridges
You ain't [A] got time to mend
You're too old to be [F#] in [A] this condition
_ You're too young for [E] the Lord to [A] take in _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He'd cheers with the [D] _ _ [A]
television
_ _ _ [F#m] Hoping this year [A] _ Kentucky will win
And I'll give a yell from the kitchen
And I'll wear it with pride that I'm close to him
And I'll count the days and watch as the haze fills his eyes
_ But _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] I won't [A] complain [E] it's a privilege [A] to live and die
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Life is defined by decisions
_ And [F#m] you may burn bridges
[A] You ain't got time to mend
You're too old to be in this condition
_ You're too young [E] for the Lord to [A] take in
_ You're too young for [E] the Lord to [A] take in
What _ _
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do you think about Ben's music? _ _ _ _
[G#] I'm glad I get it for free. _ _
[E] I [C#m] always figured that he [D#] would _ be successful
when he finally figured out which direction he wanted to go.
[B] And he's proven me right.
You said at one [A] point you thought either I would succeed [D#] or I'd go to prison. _
_ What [C#m] I really said was [A] that [B] _ I figured he'd either go [N] to jail or end up in the pulpit.
And I'm still not so sure that won't happen down the road. _ _ _ _ _
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