Keep The Wolves Away Chords by Uncle Lucius

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[C#m] [E] .
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[B] .
[A] It took [C#m] my first breath where the muddy rises, [E] spills into the Gulf of Mexico, and the [B] skyline.
is colored by chemical plants that put [A] bread on the table of the working man.
[C#m] Where the working man does his best to provide [E] safety and shelter for kids and a while.
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[B] Giving a little of his soul every day, [A] making overtime to keep the wolves away.
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[C#m] .
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[A] I [C#m] was barely 13 when the company man [E] tried to dig my daddy's grave.
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[B] It happened on a French owned tanker ship spilling [A] poison in the Galveston Bay.
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[C#m] Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes, [E] silenced any more cries.
[B] Cold in the grip, death stinging pain, [A] he fought like hell to keep the wolves away.
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[C#m] .
[E] [B] .
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[A] [E] [C#m] .
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[E] .
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[A] For [C#m] the next few years, dad was sick as a dog, but [E] he made a recovery just to spot the odds.
[B] The settlement came and we moved out of town, where [A] the sky isn't heavy with refinery [C#m] plants.
Yeah, he's still alive, he's doing good, he's in his 50s, but [E] the money's running out,.
and he's paging for pennies.
[B] So I'm going for broke with every song I play,.
[A] cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away.
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[C#m] .
[E] .
[B] .
[A] [C#m] .
[F#m] [C#m] .
[E] .
[B] .
[C#m] [B] [C#m] .
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[E] .
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[A] .
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[C#m] .
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[A#] .
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