Hayes Carll – Nice Things (Guitar)

C
God came down to Earth

   F                C
To enjoy what She'd created

C
Took a fishing trip to Georgia

                       G
To see what She could see

C
Cast out a holy line

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Thought She'd hooked a big one

F                C
Reeled in a oil barrel

G                   C
And said, "Oh my me!"

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This is why your whole world is on fire

                                          G
This is why you can't drink from your own springs

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This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why

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This is why y'all can't have nice things

C
So She walked back to the highway

    F                   C
Flagged down a passing stranger

C
An old man with a kind streak

                   G
Who offered Her a toke

      C
Just as She was partakin'

      F                 C
The blue lights started flashing

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As they slipped the handcuffs on Her

 G                           C
She thought this must be a joke

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This is why y'all are all strung out to Christmas

                                  G
This is why I left you all them seeds

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This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why

          C               G            C
This is why y'all can't have nice things

C
So She walked out of the jail

   F                C
With a rap sheet and no money

                        G
And passed by an angry mob

C
They were yelling about people

            F              C
Who should suffer pain eternal

     F               C
She asked one for a dollar

               G               C
And they said, "Sinner, get a job"

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This is why (This is why) I blessed you with compassion

                                      G
This is why (This is why) I gave you empathy

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This is why (This is why) I said to love your neighbor

                                                G
This is why (This is why) pills don't grow on trees

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This is why (This is why) I gave you all salvation

                                               G
This is why (This is why) angels lose their wings

         C           G            C    G     F
This is why, this is why, this is why, why, why

         C               G            C
This is why y'all can't have nice things

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Oh, this is why y'all can't have nice things