Roughest Neck Around Chords by Corb Lund Band

[A] This one is for Ramon. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] Hey! _ _ _
_ _ He's [Em] got a real long reach and a dare when he leans
He's been all around the world on the big ol' rigs
[D] With the welders and the trucks on the black [A] gold rush
[E] And the diesel burnin' cat [A] motors growlin' [E] in the mud
You better hire him on, he's the roughest heck around
He's [D] got the power in his hands to pull the dragons [G] from the ground, yeah
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[Em] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ Thirty-five or low, or his ninety-eight above
And he's workin' through it all, cause baby, this is what he loves
[D] Drives a hundred fifty miles, like sure his kids are doin' fine
[Em] And he sees them when he can, but he's married to his iron
[E] You better hire him on, he's the roughest heck around
He's [Am] got the power in his hands to pull the dragons [G] from the ground, yeah _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ He's a good hand to have on, and he's throwin' on the tongs
[Em] Spinnin' chain and slidin' high [A] side all night long
[D] And he's drippin' in his pipe, and he torques it [A] good and tight
And you gotta [Em] figure it, he's [A] got his mud [E] weight right
You better hire him on, cause he's better than the rest
[G] He's got the power in his hands, and the dragons in his chest, yeah
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Yeah, his mind's a little tired, but his back is pretty strong
Got his green kings and filthy foes and coveralls on
[D] And he's drippin' by the inch, and he's haulin' on the wind
Just [A] take the fuel from the tanks on his short [E] chain ship
You better hire him on, he's the roughest heck around
[A] He's got the power in his hands to pull the dragons from the ground, _ _ [E] yeah
You better hire him on, cause he's better than the rest
[E] He's got the power in his heart, and the dragons in his chest, yeah
He _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ brings the power to the people
_ Power _ to the people
_ Cause he's the _ roughest heck around
_ Pull the dragons _ from the ground _
[Am] He [A] gives power to the people
He gives power _ _ _ _
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