10,000 Maniacs - Dust bowl

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^EmMy you^Gngest girl has^C bad fever, su^Gre ^EmAll night with ^Galcohol to c^Cool and rub her d^Gown ^EmRuby, I'm t^Gired, try a^A7nd get some s^Cmaj7leep I'm addin^Emg doctor's fees t^Go remedies ^A7With the cost o^Cmaj7f three day's work lost

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The ^Ghole in ^D/F#my pocket^Embook is g^Dro^Cwing ^CThere's a new wind bl^Dowing they say It's g^Gonna be a cold, cold ^Emone So b^Crace yourselves m^Dy darlings It w^Gon't brin^Dg ^Canything much our way But more bust ^Embowl days

^EmI play^Ged a card in t^Chis weeks game^{G Em}Took the first ^Gand the last^C letters in three^G of their names ^EmThis lotter^Gy's been bu^A7ilding up for^Cmaj7 weeks I could b^Eme lucky me with t^Ghe five million prize ^A7Tears of disbel^Cmaj7ief spilling out of my eyes

^GI ^D/F#try and ^Emtry but ^DI can't s^Cave ^GPennies, ^D/F#nickels d^Emollars sl^Dip a^Cway ^GI've ^D/F#tried and t^Emried but ^DI can't s^Cave

The ^Ghole in ^D/F#my pocket^Embook is g^Dro^Cwing ^CThere's a new wind bl^Dowing they say It's g^Gonna be a cold, cold ^Emone So b^Crace yourselves m^Dy darlings It w^Gon't brin^Dg ^Canything much our way But more bust ^Embowl days