Merle Haggard - In my next life

The ^CBlood Red Sun Beat Down And ^FBaked The Red Clay Ground ^G7Dust Kicked Up Around His John Deere ^CWheels No Trace Of Rain In Sight A-^Fgain He'll Lose The Fight And ^G7Have To Watch His Crops Die In The ^CFields

They Stood There Both In Tears --- His ^FWife Of Many Years Said ^G7John You Know I Hate To Lose Our ^CFarm He Looked Into Her Eyes Then ^FLooked Up At The Skies And ^G7Told Her As He Held Her In His ^CArms ^G7

In My ^CNext Life I Want To Be Your ^FHero Somethin'^G7 Better Than I Turned Out To ^CBe ^G7 I've Lived ^CThis Life Behind The ^C7Plough And ^FHay Row In My ^G7Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of ^CMe ^{C F F G7 G7}

The ^CMuscles In His Arms Just ^FLike His Run Down Farm Soon ^G7Withered And Slowly Disap-^Cpeared One Hard Workin' Man --- ^FTwo Hard Workin' Hands Were ^G7Givin' Up After All These ^CYears ^G7

His ^CAging Eyes Grew Dim And The ^FLady That Worshipped Him Sat ^G7Cryin' On A Chair Beside His ^CBed Her Hands Caressed His Brow And She ^FSaid It's Alright Now And ^G7As He Slowly Slipped Away He ^CSaid ^G7

In My ^CNext Life I Want To Be Your ^FHero Somethin'^G7 Better Than I Turned Out To ^CBe ^G7 I've Lived ^CThis Life Behind The ^C7Plough And ^FHay Row In My ^G7Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of ^CMe ^A7

In My ^DNext Life I Want To Be Your ^GHero Somethin'^A7 Better Than I Turned Out To ^DBe ^A7 I've Lived ^DThis Life Behind The ^D7Plough And ^GHay Row In My ^A7Next Life I'll Make You Proud Of ^DMe