In My Next Life

In My Next Life By Merle Haggard Tabbed by Matellmon C F G7 C G7 C F THE BLOOD RED SUN BEAT DOWN AND BAKED THE RED CLAY GROUND G7 C DUST KICKED UP AROUND HIS JOHN DEERE WHEELS F NO TRACE OF RAIN IN SIGHT AGAIN HE'LL LOSE THE FIGHT G7 C AND HAVE TO WATCH HIS CROPS DIE IN THE FIELDS F THEY STOOD THERE BOTH IN TEARS,HIS WIFE OF MANY YEARS G7 C SAID JOHN YOU KNOW I HATE TO LOSE OUR FARM F HE LOOKED INTO HER EYES THEN LOOKED UP AT THE SKIES G7 C G7 AND TOLD HER AS HE HELD HER IN HIS ARMS C F IN MY NEXT LIFE I WANT TO BE YOUR HERO G7 C G7 SOMETHING BETTER THAN I TURNED OUT TO BE C C7 F I'VE LIVED THIS LIFE BEHIND THE PLOUGH AND HAY ROW G7 C F G7 IN MY NEXT LIFE I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME C F THE MUSCLES IN HIS ARMS JUST LIKE HIS RUN DOWN FARM G7 C SOON WITHERED AND SLOWLY DISAPPEARED F ONE HARD WORKIN' MAN, TWO HARD WORKIN' HANDS G7 C G7 WERE GIVIN' UP AFTER ALL THESE YEARS C F HIS AGING EYES GREW DIM AND THE LADY THAT WORSHIPPED HIM G7 C SAT CRYIN' ON A CHAIR BESIDE HIS BED F HER HANDS CARESSED HIS BROW AND SHE SAID IT'S ALRIGHT NOW G7 C G7 AND AS HE SLOWLY SLIPPED AWAY HE SAID C F IN MY NEXT LIFE I WANT TO BE YOUR HERO G7 C G7 SOMETHING BETTER THAN I TURNED OUT TO BE C C7 F I'VE LIVED THIS LIFE BEHIND THE PLOUGH AND HAY ROW G7 C F G7 IN MY NEXT LIFE I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME Key change D G IN MY NEXT LIFE I WANT TO BE YOUR HERO A7 D A7 SOMETHIN' BETTER THAN I TURNED OUT TO BE D D7 G I'VE LIVED THIS LIFE BEHIND THE PLOUGH AND HAY ROW A7 D IN MY NEXT LIFE I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME A7 D IN MY NEXT LIFE I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME