Busted Chords by Patty Loveless

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Well the bills are all due and the babies need shoes, [D] we're busted. _ _ _
We've had a hard time since they closed down the mines, [G] we're busted. _ _
We've got a cow that's gone dry and a hen that won't lay.
[C] A big stack of [Em] bills that [C] get bigger each [G] day.
[D] Tomorrow they'll haul our belongings away, [G] we're busted. _ _ _
Well our friends are all leaving this old mining town, [D] we're busted. _ _ _
They're heading up north where there's work to be found [G] and trusted. _ _
Lord I hate to give up this acre of land, [C] it's been in the family since mining began.
[D] But babies get hungry, they don't understand, [G] we're busted. _ _ _
[C] We're busted. _ _
Yes [D] we're busted. _ _ _
We're heading up north and we ain't coming [G] back, we're busted. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ I _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
called brother John, thought I'd ask for a loan, [D] we was busted. _ _ _
[F] [D] Lord I hate [C#] to beg [Am] like a dog for a bone, [G] but we're busted. _ _ _
[Cm] [G] Brother John lost his job and his rent's overdue, [C] his wife and his kids are all down with the flu.
[D] He said I was thinking of calling on you, [G] I'm busted. _ _
Lord my old man's no thief but a good man turns bad when [D] he's busted. _ _ _
My baby's ain't well and it's driving me mad, [G] cause we're busted. _ _ _
Gonna sell that old Guernsey and give up this shack.
[C] Come on now children, help mama get packed.
[D] We're heading up north and we ain't coming back, [G] we're busted.
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We're busted. _ _
Yes [D] we're busted. _ _ _
We're heading up north and we ain't coming back, [G] we're busted. _ _ _
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