Tom Russell - Modern art

When I was born, Harry ^GTruman was the presi^Cdent When I was born, Harry was the presi^Gdent Now ^CHarry S Truman was the president A ^Floaf of bread ^D7cost ten cents When ^CI was born, ^GHarry was the presi^Cdent

When I was born, they ^Gthought I was gonna ^Cdie (stomach trouble) Daddy took to drinking and my momma, she began to ^Gcry Yeah, ^CHoagie sang Old Buttermilk Sky The ^Fyear was Nineteen ^D7Forty-Five When ^CI was born, they ^Gthought I was gonna ^Cdie

^GModern love, modern art You ^Fgrow up, then you ^Cfall apart You ^Ffall apart, then they ^Cput you back together Now ^D7Hoagie's singing ^GStormy Weather Now you ^Fgot a wife and kids to feed They ^Call got different wants and needs And there's ^Gtwo damn things that'll break your heart ^CModern love and modern art

In Nineteen Fifty-^GThree I went to ^Cschool And the nuns, they hit me with their Golden ^GRule They said, to ^Ccalm your nerves, we're on their way We ^Fknelt beneath our ^D7desks and prayed We ^Cspent out dimes on ^GPagan babies ^Ctoo

Well, in Nineteen Sixty-^GFour the Beatles ^Ccame Yeah, I snuck in the Hollywood Bowl right up on ^Gstage And that's ^Cwhere I saw Bob Dylan's show When ^Fhe sang Deso^D7lation Row And ^Csomehow I was ^Gnever quite the ^Csame

^GModern love, modern art You ^Fgrow up, then you ^Cfall apart You ^Ffall apart, then they ^Cput you back together Now ^D7Hoagie's singing ^GStormy Weather Now you ^Fgot a wife and kids to feed They ^Call got different wants and needs And there's ^Gtwo damn things that'll break your heart ^CModern love and modern art

In Nineteen Seventy-^GOne I formed a ^Cband Dave said, "Tonight upon the Skid Row ^Gstand We're singing ^CHank and Lefty, Buck and Merle To ^FIndians and ^D7topless girls" That's ^Cwhere my edu^Gcation still be^Cgan

Now I make up songs, some ^Greal and some pre^Ctend But my sister says my songs need happy ^Gends Yeah, we'll ^Call live happily ever after Man, ^Fthat'll be the ^D7final chapter Don't ^Cknow ever lasts for ^Greal, that's pre^Ctend

^GModern love, modern art You ^Fgrow up, then you ^Cfall apart You ^Ffall apart, then they ^Cput you back together Now ^D7Hoagie's singing ^GStormy Weather Now you ^Fgot a wife and kids to feed They ^Call got different wants and needs And there's ^Gtwo damn things that'll break your heart ^CModern love and modern art

When I was born Harry ^GTruman was the presi^Cdent When I was born Harry ^GTruman was the presi^Cdent, yeah