Drive-By Truckers - Tva

^GI grew up two hours ^Cnorth of ^DBirming^Gham ^GMe and my daddy used to ^Cfish next to ^DWilson D^Gam ^GHe told some stories, C^Camaros and ^DJ.W. Dan^Gt When ^DI got a little older, I ^Cwouldn't and ^Dnow Daddy ^Gcan't

So I thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA Thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA G C D G G/F# Em Where me and my daddy used to bow to the river and pray Thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA

When ^GI was 15, me and my ^Cgirl sat ^Dout on the ^Glock W^Gatchin' the raccoons and ^Cterrapins ^Ddance on ^Grocks S^Ghe let me put my h^Cand up u^Dnder her ^Gshirt I w^Danted her to want me so ^Cbad, it hur^Dt ^G

So I thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA Thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA G C D G G/F# Em Where me and my baby used to lay around and wait on the day Thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA

My gr^Ganddaddy told me when ^Che was just ^D7 or so ^G His ^Gdaddy lost work and they ^Cdidn't have a ^Drow to hoe ^G Not ^Gtoo much to eat for ^C7 boys and^D 3 girls ^G All^D lived in a tent, a bunch of ^Csharecroppers ^Dversus the ^Gworld

So his ^Gmomma sat down and wrote a ^Cletter to ^DFDR ^G Then a^G couple days later, a couple of ^Ccountry men ^Dcame in a ^Gcar Rolled ^Gout in the field, told his ^Cdaddy to p^Dut down the ^Gplow And he^D helped build the damn, gave ^Cpower to most ^Dthe South ^G

So I thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA Thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA G C D G G/F# Em Where Roosevelt let us all work for an honest day's pay Thank ^CGod for the ^DTV^GA