Chords for Mipso - "A Couple Acres Greener" // The Bluegrass Situation
Tempo:
62 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
Em
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [E] [C]
[G] [Bm] [Em] I've never been so hungry.
[C] [G] Seems like 22 [D] years I've [Eb] been looking for [Em] a fight.
Never stayed in [C] school for long.
Couldn't keep my [G] patience on.
Never had the [D] motivation quite [Eb] to get my [C] timing right.
I want my [G] story to begin.
[D] There's a time to save [Em] up and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
[Em]
Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
[G] Let the good books show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Eb] couple acres [Em] greener
when I go.
[C] [G] [D] [Cm] [Em] I've never been so [C] thirsty to get my soul [G] right.
But like a summer buck, [D] I've been
[Eb] burned by the [Em] blinding light.
Never stayed in church [C] for long.
Popped a fuse in white [G] folks' songs.
Sunday morning never [D] was as real [C] as Friday night.
I want to [G] celebrate my sins.
[D] There's a time to save up [Em] and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
[Em] Should have been a preacher, [C] man.
Let the good books show [G] me where to stand.
In [D] this earthly [Eb] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Cm] couple acres [Em] greener when I go.
[C] Oh, [G] leave this wicked [D] winter.
[Eb] [Em] [C] [G] [D]
[C] Someday they'll [G] write my name [D] up on a stone.
[E] And I won't be [C] there to see it.
Up [G] on Calvary calling [D] me.
I know [Cm]
they'll say.
[Em] Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
Let the good books [G] show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been [C] a farming man.
Teach my [G] boy to plow the land.
Leave this [D] wicked winter just [C] a couple acres [Em] greener.
Should have been a preacher, [N] man.
Let the good books show me where to stand.
In this earthly halfway home.
Should have been a farming man.
Teach my boy to plow the land.
Leave this wicked winter just a couple acres greener when I go.
[G] [D] [E] [C]
[G] [Bm] [Em] I've never been so hungry.
[C] [G] Seems like 22 [D] years I've [Eb] been looking for [Em] a fight.
Never stayed in [C] school for long.
Couldn't keep my [G] patience on.
Never had the [D] motivation quite [Eb] to get my [C] timing right.
I want my [G] story to begin.
[D] There's a time to save [Em] up and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
[Em]
Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
[G] Let the good books show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Eb] couple acres [Em] greener
when I go.
[C] [G] [D] [Cm] [Em] I've never been so [C] thirsty to get my soul [G] right.
But like a summer buck, [D] I've been
[Eb] burned by the [Em] blinding light.
Never stayed in church [C] for long.
Popped a fuse in white [G] folks' songs.
Sunday morning never [D] was as real [C] as Friday night.
I want to [G] celebrate my sins.
[D] There's a time to save up [Em] and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
[Em] Should have been a preacher, [C] man.
Let the good books show [G] me where to stand.
In [D] this earthly [Eb] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Cm] couple acres [Em] greener when I go.
[C] Oh, [G] leave this wicked [D] winter.
[Eb] [Em] [C] [G] [D]
[C] Someday they'll [G] write my name [D] up on a stone.
[E] And I won't be [C] there to see it.
Up [G] on Calvary calling [D] me.
I know [Cm]
they'll say.
[Em] Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
Let the good books [G] show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been [C] a farming man.
Teach my [G] boy to plow the land.
Leave this [D] wicked winter just [C] a couple acres [Em] greener.
Should have been a preacher, [N] man.
Let the good books show me where to stand.
In this earthly halfway home.
Should have been a farming man.
Teach my boy to plow the land.
Leave this wicked winter just a couple acres greener when I go.
Key:
C
D
G
Em
Eb
C
D
G
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ I've never been so hungry.
[C] [G] Seems like 22 [D] years I've [Eb] been looking for [Em] a fight.
Never stayed in [C] school for long.
Couldn't keep my [G] patience on.
Never had the [D] motivation quite [Eb] to get my [C] timing right.
I want my [G] story to begin.
[D] There's a time to save [Em] up and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
_ [Em]
Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
[G] Let the good books show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Eb] couple acres [Em] greener
when I go.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Cm] [Em] I've never been so [C] thirsty to get my soul [G] right.
But like a summer buck, [D] I've been
[Eb] burned by the [Em] blinding light.
Never stayed in church [C] for long.
Popped a fuse in white [G] folks' songs.
Sunday morning never [D] was as real [C] as Friday night.
I want to [G] celebrate my sins.
[D] There's a time to save up [Em] and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
_ [Em] Should have been a preacher, [C] man.
Let the good books show [G] me where to stand.
In [D] this earthly [Eb] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Cm] couple acres [Em] greener when I go.
[C] Oh, [G] leave this wicked [D] winter.
[Eb] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[C] _ Someday they'll [G] write my name [D] up on a stone.
[E] And I won't be [C] there to see it.
Up [G] on Calvary calling [D] me.
I know [Cm]
they'll say.
_ [Em] Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
Let the good books [G] show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been [C] a farming man.
Teach my [G] boy to plow the land.
Leave this [D] wicked winter just [C] a couple acres [Em] greener.
Should have been a preacher, [N] man.
Let the good books show me where to stand.
In this earthly halfway home.
Should have been a farming man.
Teach my boy to plow the land.
Leave this wicked winter just a couple acres greener when I go. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ I've never been so hungry.
[C] [G] Seems like 22 [D] years I've [Eb] been looking for [Em] a fight.
Never stayed in [C] school for long.
Couldn't keep my [G] patience on.
Never had the [D] motivation quite [Eb] to get my [C] timing right.
I want my [G] story to begin.
[D] There's a time to save [Em] up and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
_ [Em]
Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
[G] Let the good books show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Eb] couple acres [Em] greener
when I go.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Cm] [Em] I've never been so [C] thirsty to get my soul [G] right.
But like a summer buck, [D] I've been
[Eb] burned by the [Em] blinding light.
Never stayed in church [C] for long.
Popped a fuse in white [G] folks' songs.
Sunday morning never [D] was as real [C] as Friday night.
I want to [G] celebrate my sins.
[D] There's a time to save up [Em] and a time [C] to spend.
I'm too [G] young for the past tense.
[D] All this worrying about [Cm] what might have been.
_ [Em] Should have been a preacher, [C] man.
Let the good books show [G] me where to stand.
In [D] this earthly [Eb] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been a [C] farming man.
Teach my boy to [G] plow the land.
Leave this wicked [D] winter just a [Cm] couple acres [Em] greener when I go.
[C] Oh, [G] leave this wicked [D] winter.
[Eb] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[C] _ Someday they'll [G] write my name [D] up on a stone.
[E] And I won't be [C] there to see it.
Up [G] on Calvary calling [D] me.
I know [Cm]
they'll say.
_ [Em] Should have been a [C] preacher, man.
Let the good books [G] show me where to stand.
[D] In this earthly [Am] halfway [Em] home.
Should have been [C] a farming man.
Teach my [G] boy to plow the land.
Leave this [D] wicked winter just [C] a couple acres [Em] greener.
Should have been a preacher, [N] man.
Let the good books show me where to stand.
In this earthly halfway home.
Should have been a farming man.
Teach my boy to plow the land.
Leave this wicked winter just a couple acres greener when I go. _ _
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