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Busted by John Conlee
Busted
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:2nd fret
[Intro]
C F C F C
[Verse 1]
C G
The bills are all due, the babies need shoes, but I'm busted
C
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound and I'm busted
C7
I got a cow that's gone dry, hen that won't lay
F
A big stack of bills that get bigger each day
G7 C
The county gonna haul my belongings away, 'cause I'm busted
[Verse 2]
C G7
I called brother to ask for a loan, 'cause I was busted
C
Lord, I hate to beg like a dog for a bone, but I'm busted
C7
My brother said, "There ain't a thing I can do
F
My wife and my kids, they're all down with the flu
G7 C
I was just thinkin' 'bout callin' on you, 'cause I'm busted"
[Solo]
| C | % |
| G | % | % | % |
| C | % | % | % |
| F | % | G | % |
| C | % |
(Key change - Half step up)
Capo: 3
[Verse 3]
C G7
Lord, I'm no thief but a man can go wrong, when he's busted
C
The food that we canned last summer is gone, we're busted
C7
The fields are all bare, and the cotton won't grow
F
Me and my family's gotta pack up and go
G7 C C7
Where I'll make a livin', Lord only knows, I'm busted
[Outro]
C
I'm Broke ... Bus - ted!
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