He Went To Sleep

Intro G D G Oh he went to sleep and the hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im. G D G He went to sleep and hogs eat 'im, now Pa's gone for-ever. G D G C Forever, forever, forever. Forever! D G Now Pa's gone for-ever. [Verso 1] G C He never worked a day in his life, he left that for his lovin' wife. D G The way my Pa did it was a shame. G C At harvest time he'd stay in the shade, Find a spot and down he laid. D G But we all loved 'im just the same. [Refrão] G D G Oh he went to sleep and the hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im. G D G He went to sleep and hogs eat 'im, now Pa's gone for-ever. G D G C Forever, forever, forever. Forever! D G Now Pa's gone for-ever. [Verso 2] G C He loved to spin big tall yarns, Pa would tell 'em from dusk to dawn. D G He would only stop a while to eat. G C About that civil war he'd tell, then let out a rebel yell. D G Then Pa'd get tired and go to sleep. [Refrão] G D G Oh he went to sleep and the hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im. G D G He went to sleep and hogs eat 'im, now Pa's gone for-ever. G D G C Forever, forever, forever. Forever! D G Now Pa's gone for-ever. [Verso 3] G C He watched us work from where he set, he watched so hard he'd work up a sweat. D G At this my Pa was hard to beat. G C He couldn't work he got too fat, he supervised from where he sat. D G Then Pa'd get tired and go to sleep. [Refrão] G D G Oh he went to sleep and the hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im, hogs eat 'im. G D G He went to sleep and hogs eat 'im, now Pa's gone for-ever. G D G C Forever, forever, forever. Forever! D G Now Pa's gone for-ever.