Long Hard Road Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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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 [G] that our blue moon [D] would 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 [G] balls all strapped [D] across your back
[A] Man, it's hard to make believe ain't [D] nothing wrong _ _
[Bm] Mama kept the [D] Bible [G] read and daddy kept our [Em] family [D] fed
And somewhere in between I [A] must have grown _
[Bm] Cause someday I was [A] dreaming [G] that a song that I was singing
[D] Takes me down the road to where I [A] want to go
_ Now [Bm] I know [A] it's a [D] long hard road _ _
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Sometimes I remember when [G] I stayed up [D] late at night
[A] When the sun up came and 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 feeding down an old blacktop [G] road and sleeping in [D] a 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 [Em] lead [D] fin
And raindrops played the tin roof [A] like a drum _
[Bm] But I just kept on [A] dreaming [G] that 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 [D] long hard road
Yes [Bm] I know [A] it's a [D] long hard road _ _
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