Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Em C G D - Cdim x2 [Verse]

I’ve ^Emnever been so hungry, ^C Seems like ^Gtwenty-two years I’ve been ^Dlooking for a ^Cdimfight ^EmNever stayed in school for long, ^C couldn’t keep my patience on ^G Never had the motivation ^Dquite to get my ^Cdimtiming right

[PRE–CHORUS] 1 + 2:

^C (I want my story to be^Ggin)/(I want to celebrate my sins) There’s a ^Dtime to save up and a t^Emime ^Dto ^CSpend I’m to young for the ^Gpast tense All this ^Dworrying about what ^Cdimmight ^Cdimhave ^Cdimbeen ^D#dim ^F#dim

[Chorus]

^Em Should have been a preacher man, ^Clet the good book show me where to ^GStand in this earthly ^Dhalf-way ^Cdimhome ^Em Should have been a farmin’ man, ^Cteach my boy to plow the land G D Cdim (Em C G D Cdim) Leave this wicked winter just a couple acres greener when I go

I’ve ^Emnever been so thirsty to ^Cget my soul right But ^Glike a summer bug I’ve been ^Dburned by the ^Cdimblinding light ^EmNever stayed in church for long, ^Cpop’lar peoples ‘n white folks songs ^GSunday morning never was as ^Dreal as ^CdimFriday Night

[PRE–CHORUS] 2 + CHORUS [BREAK] OVER VERSE CHORDS [PRE–CHORUS 3] (one strum each):

^C Some day they’ll write my ^Gname up on a ^DStone and I ^Emwon’t be there to ^Dsee it ^C Up on Calv’ry ^Gcalling me I ^Dknow they’ll ^Cdimsay . .^Cdim . ^Cdim ^D#dim ^F#dim

CHORUS x 2, second time a-capella ================================== Joseph Terrell plays the Cdim as follows: x3424x Then slides it up three frets for the D#dim and then slides it up three more for F#dim.

Mipso - A couple acres greener