Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) Chords

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Way back in my memory [G] there's a scene that I [D] recall
[A] Of a little run-down cabin [D] in the woods
Where my daddy never promised that [G] our blue moon would [D] turn gold
[A] But he lay awake nights wishing [D] that it would _
When the world was on our radio, [G] hard work was [D] on our minds
[A] We lived our day to day in [D] plain dirt fashion _
With old overalls and cotton balls [G] all strapped across [D] your back
[A] Man, it's hard to make believe ain't [D] nothing wrong
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[Bm] mama kept the [D] bible [G] read and daddy kept our family [D] fed
And somewhere in between I must [A] have grown _ _
[Bm] Someday I was [A] dreaming [G] that a song that I was singing
Takes [D] me down the road to where I want [A] to go
_ Now [Bm] I know [A] it's a long [D] hard road _ _
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Sometimes I remember when [G] I stay up late [D] at night
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When the sun up came we got up [D] and went _
In the shadows of a working day [G] our moonlight [D] hours spent
[A] Singing songs along with grandma's [D] radio
_ Now I'm beating down an old blacktop [G] road and sleeping in a [D] sack
[A] Living of my memories [D] all in vain
Cause those city lights ain't all that bright [G] compared to what [D] it's like
[A] To see lightning bugs go [Em] dancing [D] in the rain _ _
[Bm] Mama played the [D] guitar [G] then and daddy made the soft lead [D] band
And raindrops played the tin roof [A] like a drum
But [Bm] I just kept on [A] dreaming that [G] a song that I was singing
[D] Takes me down the road to where my neighbors know
[A] _ Now [D] I'm gone [A] and it's a long [D] hard road
Yes [Bm] I know [A] it's a long [D] hard road _ _
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