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Decoration Day [Live version from "Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Live From Alabama"] Drive By Truckers version, tuned down 1 step (DGCFAD) Isbell's "Live From Alabama" version, standard tuning (EADGBE) 6/4 time [Intro] | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am | [Verse 1]
C. It's DecorC/Bation Day Am. Am/E. C. And I've a C/Bmind to roll a Amstone on his Am/Egrave C. What would C/Bhe say? Am. Am/E. He'd say, "GKeepin' me G/Bdown, boy, won't Amkeep you away"
[Verse 2]
C. It's DecorC/Bation Day Am. Am/E. And CI knew the C/BHill boys would Amput him away Am/E. My CDaddy C/Bwasn't aAmfraid Am/E. Said, "We'd Gfight 'til the G/Blast Lawson's Amlast livin' day"
[Verse 3]
Well, CI never C/Bknew how it Amall got Am/Estarted C. Problem with C/BHolland beAmfore we were Am/Eborn And I Cdon't know the C/Bname of the Amboy we tied Am/Edown And we Gbeat 'til he G/Bjust couldn't Amwalk anymore
[Verse 4]
But CI know the C/Bcaliber Amin Daddy's Am/Echest I Cknow what HoC/Blland Hill drAmives . Am/E The Cstate let him C/Bgo so I Amguess it was Am/Ebest 'Cause Gnobody G/Bneeds all us AmLawsons alive
[Break 1] | G G/B | Am | Em | Em | Em | Em | [Verse 5]
My CDaddy said C/Bone of the Amboys had come Am/Eby The Clumber man's C/Bfavorite Amson Am/E. He said, “CBeat him real C/Bgood but don't Amdare let him Am/Edie” And if Gyou see G/BHolland Hill Amrun
[Verse 6]
Well, CI said, “They C/Bain't give us Amtrouble no Am/Emore That Cwe ain't brought C/Bdown on ourAmselves” Am/E. But a Cchain on my C/Bback and my Amear to the Am/Efloor And I'll Gsend all the G/BHill Boys to Amhell G G/B Am | Em | Em | Em | Em | I'll send all the Hill boys to hell
[Break 2] | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E | | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E | | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E | | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am | [Verse 7]
C. It's DecorC/Bation Day Am. Am/E. And CI've got C/Bfamily in AmMobile Bay Am/E. They ain't Cnever seen my C/BDaddy's grave Am. Am/E. That Gdon't bother G/Bme, it ain't Ammarked anyway
[Verse 8]
'Cause CI got dead C/Bbrothers in AmLauderdale Am/Esouth And CI got dead C/Bbrothers in Ameast Am/ETennessee My CDaddy got C/Bshot right in Amfront of his Am/Ehouse He had Gno one to G/Bfall on but Amme
[Verse 9]
C. It's DecorC/Bation Day Am. Am/E. And CI've a C/Bmind to go Amspit on his Am/Egrave If CI was a C/BHill, I'd have Amput him aAm/Eway And I'd Gfight 'til the G/Blast Lawson's Amlast livin' day I'd Gfight 'til the G/Blast Lawson's Amlast livin' day I'd Gfight 'til the G/Blast Lawson's Amlast livin' Amday
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