Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)~The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.wmv Chords

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_ _ Way back in my memory there's [G] a scene that I [D] recall
[A] Of a little run-down cabin in [D] the woods Where my daddy never promised that [G] our blue
moon would [D] turn gold [A] But he lay awake nights wishing that [D] it would
_ When the world was on our radio [G] hard work was on [D] our minds
[A] We lived our day to day in plain [D] 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 _ [Bm] But mama kept the [D] bible [G] read and daddy kept
our [Em] family fed [D] And somewhere in between I must [A] have grown
_ _ _ [Bm] Someday I was [A] dreaming that [G] a song that I was singing
[D] Takes 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
[A] 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 [Em] grandma's [D] radio
_ Now I'm beating down an old blacktop [G] road and sleeping in a [D] sack
[A] Living in 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 in [D] the rain
_ _ [Bm] Mama played the [D] guitar [G] then and daddy made the soft [Em] lead bend
[D] And raindrops swayed 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 name [A] is known
_ 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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