Dollar General Sign
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D
[Verse 1]
D
There's a sparrow lives in the O of the Dollar General sign
G D
She's just tryin to make a home, she's just tryin to get by
A
Pickin up the pieces everyone else leaves behind
G D
There's a sparrow lives in the O of the Dollar General sign
Verse 2:
D
There's a boy sits at the corner of the Dollar General store
G D
Mama works all day, he don't see his dad no more
A
Smokin shorties off the sidewalk everyone else leaves behind
G D
On the street where the sparrows lives in the Dollar General sign
[Chorus]
A G D
Sun comes up, moon goes down
A G D
The whole town's in and out until the moon comes back around
Bm A
Everybody gettin by, and if they ain't they're tryin
G D
While the sparrow sits and watches from the Dollar General sign
[Interlude]
A G D Bm
A G D
[Verse 3]
D
I wanted to be a singer, write songs and make it big
G D
But the belly on my sweetheart is the only thing that did
A
So I wheel a cart of Mountain Dew into the store
G D
Under the sparrow livin in the O above the Dollar General door
[Interlude]
D D
[Verse 4]
D
There's an old man sits in a foldin chair across the street
G D
Countin cars and passin hours in the afternoon heat
A
And he wonders if that sparrow ever found a proper tree
G D
As he stares at the lot where the Dollar General used to be
[Chorus]
A G D
Sun comes up, moon goes down
A G D
The whole town's in and out until the moon comes back around
Bm A
Everybody gettin by, and if they ain't they're tryin
G D
While the sparrow sits and watches from the Dollar General sign
D
(While the)
A G D
Sun comes up, moon goes down
A G D
The whole town's in and out until the moon comes back around
Bm A
Everybody gettin by, and if they ain't they're tryin
G D
While the sparrow sits and watches from the Dollar General sign
G D
While the sparrow raises youngens from the Dollar General sign
How to play Dollar General Sign
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.