Tall Weeds and Rust Chords by The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, Tom T Hall, Dixie Hall, Don Rigsby

_ The _ bulldozers working back up [D] on the hill. _ _ _
_ _ Same land my grandpa [G] and his daddy [D] _ tilled. _
_ _ Three _ generations [G] of dreams turned to [D] dust. _ _
_ _ _ Watered with tears in [A] the tall [D] weeds and _ rust. _
_ _ _ _ _ Tall [Bm] weeds and rust.
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_ _ Tall weeds [D] and _ rust. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C#] [D] A whole way of life gone [A] to tall weeds [D] and rust. _
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The stretch of black soil [G] that was our garden [D] spot. _ _ _ _
A shade tree for rest [G] when the sun was [D] too hot. _ _ _ _
There lays down our [G] glass that's lost all [D] its sand. _ _ _
A far cry from when we had time on our hands. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ They found where somebody [G] had built them [D] still.
_ _ _ _ Can't think of his name now, [G] don't reckon [D] I will.
_ _ _ With no one the wiser [G] would pass them [D] on by. _ _ _ _
Sometimes it's best to [A] let sleeping [D] dogs lie. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Tall weeds [Bm] and _ _ rust.
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Tall weeds [D] and _ rust. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C#] [D] A whole way of life gone [A] to tall [Bm] weeds [D] and _ rust. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] _ [A] [D] There with the old hen [G] house that mama [D] loved so.
_ _ _ _ We'd wake up each day [G] with a rooster _ [D]
crow.
_ _ _ She sang while she worked and [G] I'm sorry to [D]
say.
_ _ _ I'm glad she can't hear what [A] I'm singing [D] today.
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_ _ _ They dug up a part of [G] the old [D] sorghum hill. _
_ _ In the shed where the ham hung [G] when hogs had [D] been killed.
_ _ _ While uncle told stories [G] of sugar [D] sweet cane.
_ _ _ And sugar sweet girls at [A] the end [Em] of [D] the lane. _
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Tall weeds [Bm] and _ rust. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Tall weeds [D] and _ rust. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A whole way of life gone [A] to [B] tall weeds [D] and _ rust. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now don't let that dozer get [G] too close to those graves.
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_ _ _ That's one patch of mountain _
[G] _ we'll just [D] have to say. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ Progress [F#] of progress [G] move on if you [D] must. _ _
[A] _ [D] But save me that small [G]
[A] patch of tall weeds and [D] _ rust. _
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_ Tall [Bm] weeds and _ _ _ _ [G] rust.
_ _ Tall weeds [D] and _ rust. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] A whole way of life [A] gone to tall weeds [Bm] and rust.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Tall weeds and rust. _ _ _
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_ _ Tall weeds and rust. _ _ _
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