Shakey Graves - The donor blues

Yeah well I ^Gfound my fin^Dgers^C/G up north in the forest of the ^Gfir^{D C/G} Y^Geah I blame ^Dthem^C/G woods for all I've learne^Gd ^{D C/G} Well I ^Gwatched my w^Dits ^C/Gwalk west where the money is ^Gearn^Ded ^C/G Just^G to st^Drut my^C/G stuff and wait my tur^Gn ^{D C/G}

Yeah but I have oft^Dmen thought th^Cmat these old bones Should just ^Ggo on ahead and break if they gonna ^Dm Thes^Cme old shoes should ju^Gst go on and give out Wel^Dml, they'r^Cme running the jail for pr^Gofit thes^De days^C/G Yeah t^Ghat's wh^Dat they s^C/Gay

Yeah well I ^Glost ^Dmy l^C/Gungs long ago in the belly of the b^Geas^Dt ^C/G W^Gell I got ^Dmy g^C/Gall from the boys back east^{G D C/G} Yeah well I s^Ging sw^Deet so^C/Gngs with the throat that belongs to ^Gher^{D C/G} Well she ^Gwears ^Dmy he^C/Gart and I wear her words ^{G D C/G}

You know I ^Bmgot these lips from the girl next door Cm (mute) The only problem is they only beg for more

Yeah well I ^Bmsold my skin for some fancy clothes Cm (mute) I thought I'd get a better deal but that'€™s the way it goes

Yeah but I have ^Dmoften thought that ^Cmthese old bones Should just ^Ggo on ahead and break if they gonna ^Dm And these ^Cmold teeth should just^G go on and give out ^Dm Well they're ^Cmrunning the jail for ^Gprofit th^Dese da^C/Gys Yeah ^Gthat's w^Dhat they ^C/Gsay

Well you can go and ^Bmput all the rest in a hollow tree Yeah ^Cmfill it with cement and mama let me be