Chris Knight – House And 90 Acres (Ukulele)

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Am                      F     C                  Am
I've got a house and 90 acres some cattle in the barn

Am               F         C                   Am
Two kids with no mama, she left in a saleman's arms

  F           C                       F              C
A sign by the mailbox says there's an auction in the yard

Am                  F                  C               Am
Born and raised has been damn easy but lately living's hard

Am                      F                    C             Am
The children miss their mama but there ain't nothing I can do

Am                      F                    C                  Am
If she was all I had to worry about well I'd guess I'd miss her too

         F                    C                F              C
But I've watched my tools and tractor leave in someone else's hands

Am               F                    C                F
I grit my teeth, I'm let 'em go but I won't give up my land

C                                 C
This house and 90 acres, the only place I've left to stand

   Am                 F              C               F
My roots are anchored solid, I ain't machinery I'm a man

C                                C
I'll be here in the morning come pouring rain or sun

     Am           F
This house and 90 acres

       C
What's said is good as done
{Am F C Am} x2
Am                     F            C                Am
There's jobs up in the city I could probably drive a truck

Am                  F                   C                    Am
Or I could move 300 miles from home but that would be giving up

         F                 C               F               C
Well you know that I ain't leaving if it's just my pride I save

Am                F                      C                F
I might be on the front porch or I might be in a hillside grave

C                                 C
This house and 90 acres, the only place I've left to stand

   Am                 F              C               F
My roots are anchored solid, I ain't machinery I'm a man

C                                C
I'll be here in the morning come pouring rain or sun

     Am           F
This house and 90 acres

       C
What's said is good as done

     Am           F
This house and 90 acres

       C
What's said is good as done
Am F C Am