Tobacco Road

	  		 

Intro:C/D (4x) 

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I was born      in a bunk 
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Mother died and my daddy got drunk 
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Left me here to     die or grow 
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In the middle of Tobacco Road 

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Grew up in a     dusty shack 
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And all I had was a'hangin' on my back 
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Only you know     how I loathe 
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This place called Tobacco Road 

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But it's home 
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The only life I've ever known 
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Only you know how I loathe 
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Tobacco Road 

C/D (12x) 

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I'm gonna leave and     get a job 
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With the help and the grace from above 
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Save some money, get     rich I know 
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Bring it back to Tobacco Road 

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Bring Dynamite     and a crane 
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Blow you up, start it all over again 
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Build a town be     proud to show 
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Give the name Tobacco Road 

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Cause it's home 
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The only life I've ever known 
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Oh I despise and disapprove you 
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But I love ya, 'cause it's home 


C/D (8x)