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Artist: The Orphans Song: For an old kentucky anarchist [Intro] C C9/G C C7/E G C G Am G F G C G C G Am G F G C (Like this:) (0:00) (0:06) (0:10) (0:15) C C9/G C C7/E G C G Am G F G C G e|-0-----0-----0---------0-----3-----------0-----3---------0-----3---------0-----3---------0-----3---| B|-1-----1-----1---------1-----0-----------1-----0---------1-----0---------1-----0---------1-----0---| G|-0-----0-----0---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-----0---------2-----0---------0-----0---| D|-2-----0-----2---------2-----0-----------2-----0--0h2p0--2-----0---------3-----0------0--2-----0---| A|-3-----2-----3---------2-----2----0-2-3--3-----2---------0-----2--0h2p0--3-----2--0h2----3-----2---| E|-0-----3-----0---------0-----3--3--------0-----3---------------3---------------3---------0-----3---| (0:19) (0:23) C G Am G F G C e|--------0-----3---------0-----3---------0-----3---------0-----------| B|--------1-----0---------1-----0---------1-----0---------1-----------| G|--------0-----0------0--2-----0---------2-----0---------0-----------| D|-----0--2-----0--0h2----2-----0------0--3-----0------0--2-----------| A|-0h2----3-----2---------0-----2--0h2----3-----2--0h2----3-----0-2---| E|--------0-----3---------------3---------------3---------0---3-------| [Verse 1]
CHigh upon a forgotten Fmountaintop lay a Amgarden Unattended and dGry 'Twas a yCard that hadn't felt cC7/Ehildrens' feet Amrunning For the mGother long aFgo taught her cGhildren how to flyC CWithin a simple cabin, Funtouched by industrial hands Sat the Amaged mother in her hGome "You can't Cescape the picture fC7/Erames - there's too mAmany," she saGid, "They kFeep me from bGein' all aloCne"
[Interlude] C C7/E Am G F G C e|--------0-----0----------0----3---------0-----3---------0--------| B|--------1-----1----------1----0---------1-----0---------1--------| G|--------0-----0----------2----0---------2-----0---------0--------| D|--------2-----2--0h2p0---2----0------0--3-----0------0--2--------| A|---0-2--3-----2----------0----2--0h2----3-----2--0h2----3----0-2-| E|-3------0-----0---------------3---------------3---------0--3-----| [Verse 2]
CWell she spoke, "He was an Fhonest man He worked Amhard to put food on our Gplates Well wCe had more babies tFhan we had arms We struggled Amall our lives, but the Grewards were Cgreat And Cwhen my son came Fhome from the war, He rAmested his head on my bGreast And said,"'CMa, I'm tired of beingC7/E used and gAmrinded down I Gfeel so lFow, can you make me feGel like I'm the beCst?'" Well my Cbest friend truly wed a Fsavage man He Amwore her like a bad tGattoo For his Conly love was for a Fbottle" She said, "There's Amonly one thing lGeft for me to Cdo" "To be Cwild once again, to tFake back my life and run Amaway, Set flames to his tGruck He wCon't ever C7/Eknow what he's bAmeen missing; I Gdid every day:F Joy, fGreedom, dance and Clove, C7/E Am G F Gdance and Clove" C7/E Am G F C
[Interlude] C e|---------0--------| B|---------1--------| G|---------0--------| D|------0--2--------| A|0-0h2----3----0-2-| E|---------0--3-----| [Verse 3]
TChese are the stories that this Fmother spoke to me As I Ambrought her garden back to gGrow I was Crewarded with a warm meal, Ftales never to be heard Some call it poAmverty, but tGhey'll never knCow She said, "CAll I got is my stories and this oFld guitar, My cAmrops have all come and gone aGway I got a Chead full oC7/Ef recipies eAmnticing to the tGaste And a Fliking to wGake up and greet the Cday "Got a bad Cback from raising my chFildren, From Amhuggin' my husband so Gtight Hell, I nCever cared C7/Emuch for any goAmvernment; GI got my Jesus Fwhen I fGeel the time rCight" G (barre) C (barre) Singin' I'm the richest I'll ever be G (barre) C (barre) I embrace the world I have all around me So Gsing a dying sFong and Amslap your knee F G C C7/E Am Gyeah F G aCnarchy C7/E Am G F
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