Chords for Derek Ryan - Better Times A Comin (Audio)

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[G] _ _ _ Well the cows been dry, the hens don't lay, there's no place I can [D] borrow.
[G] Give the landlord all the [D] news, the rent comes [G] due tomorrow.
Lots of money in the bank, they say that's where they [D] keep it.
[G] Not only [C] wouldn't they lend me [D] some, they wouldn't [G] let me see it.
So pick away the old banjo, keep that guitar [D] [G] strummin'.
Put more [C] water in the [D] soup, there's better [G] times to come. _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Well Mary Lou could pull a plow, only [D] I wouldn't let her.
[G] She's twice as [C] strong as any [D] ox, and looks a [G] little better.
I didn't kiss that Mary Lou but once, and then I [D] had to leave her.
[G] She made my [C] collar get so [D] tight, I started to [G] burn my fever.
So pick away the old banjo, keep that [D] guitar [G] strummin'.
Put more [C] water in the soup, [D] there's [G] better times to come.
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rusty used to chase a hen, he just kept [Eb] getting thinner.
[Ab] He nearly [Db] ran himself to death, [Eb] so I brought him [Ab] in for dinner.
The cotton crops are mighty poor, the weeds are [Eb] surely grown.
[Ab] I need a [Db] woman pretty [Eb] fast to help me [Ab] with the hoeing.
So pick away the old banjo, keep that [Eb] guitar [Ab] strummin'.
Put more [Db] water in the soup, [Eb] there's better [Ab] times to come.
So pick away the old banjo, keep that guitar strummin'.
Put more [Db] water in the soup, [Eb] there's better [Ab] times to come.
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