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Old Paint Peeling by Mike Cross
Old Paint Peeling
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
[Intro] Repeat 4x
E D A
[Verse 1]
E D C#m F#
I was just 16, the oldest son when my momma called to me
D A
She said here’s ten dollars and your daddy’s watch
C D E
And the bible of the family
E D C#m F#
Now the muse been sold now i’m feelin old and we got to find another town
D A
You better leave and find you a better life
C D E
Before the family drags you down
[Chorus]
E D
And they were singin’ old paint peelin’ and the rats are squealin’
C#m F#
Wells gone dry as a bone
D A
Crops are picked imma feelin licked
C D E
And we gotta keep movin on
E D
Old paint peelin’, the rats are squealin’
C#m F#
Ain’t no time for school
D A
I never wanted you to be like your
C D E
old man, growin up a fool
[E D A] 2x
[Verse 2]
E D C#m F#
I took that money and i ran away, but i stopped to see that girl of mine
D A C D E
I gave the preacher ten dollars just to tie the knot right after we crossed the state line
E D C#m F#
I got a job sharin’ crops for a rich Georgia farmer I was young and I was strong
D A C D E
Tried to find a better life but it wasn’t no time till the kids started comin’ along
[Chorus]
[E D A] 2x
[Solo]
E D C#m F#
D A
C D E C D E
E D A E D A
[Verse 3]
E D C#m F#
Years went by goin town to town, workin’ hard to keep away the cold
D A C D E
My children had to help me bring the crops in, cause i was gettin’ old
E D C#m F#
Then one night I heard my wife callin’ to my oldest son
D A
She said here’s ten dollars and your daddy’s watch
C D E
You better leave it for the risin’ sun
[Chorus]
[E D A E] 1x
D A
...No I never wanted you to be like your old man
[C D E] 3x
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