Ohoopee River Bottomland
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
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Track 1 on New Beginnings
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[Intro]
| E | D | A | A |
Mm, hmmm...
A A
In south Georgia there's a river called the Ohoopee River.
A A
And my people been living down there, making love an war and babies
A A
and liquor for about 285 or 90 years.
A A
And in the meantime, they've corrupted Ohoopee to become, uh, the hoopee,
A A
mm, hmm, mm, hmm.
[Verse 1]
A A
This low rent land has turned to sand an' I done stood by it
A A
all I can, I'm leavin', I'm leavin'.
D D
Papa he said "good luck son, try to remember there's always one
A A
you can turn to when you need to".
E D
Mama fixed her boy some ham and ho' cakes and dry your eyes 'cause
A E
you knew one day he'd make his own way, quick as he can, Lord,
A A
from the Ohoopee River Bottomland, mm, hmm.
[Verse 2]
A A
The farm house leanin' and the barn is rottin' and my back is bent
A A
from choppin' cotton in Macon, I'm achin'.
D D
Box and pine and croppin tobacco, wore out mule
A A
and a no count tractor that just quit now, this is it now.
E D
This land has brought me pain and sorrow, the trailway's coming through tomorrow,
A E
I'm leavin' (leavin), man, just as soon as I can, Lord (soon as I can),
A A A A
from the Ohoopee River Bottomland (Ohoopee River Bottomland).
[Verse 3]
A A
Two years gone, I been on my own, my belly told me
A A
money's gone in Reno, in Reno.
D D
The bright, rich town with the city sound and everybody tellin' me
A A
to lay your money, down boy, get your bet down boy.
E D
Them that win is them that's betting is them that's got, is them
A E
that's getting, I'm leaving for home, as soon as I can, Lord (as soon as I can),
A A
back toward the Ohoopee River Bottomland (Ohoopee River Bottomland),
A A
mmmmm, hmmm, hmmm.
[Verse 4]
A A
A hot dry highway, a Utah by-way a semi' stopped and he's headin my way,
A A
thank ya, oh, thank ya.
D D
Driver said "son I just had to ask you, did you find yourself a greener
A A
pasture?" No sir, I said "no sir".
E D
Met a few people and this friend of mine, mostly Utah has been unkind,
E D
Salt Lake City can do without me, there's some folks in Georgia that care
A
a little bout me, I'm leavin (I'm leavin')
E
for home, as soon as I can Lord (soon as I can)
A A
to the Ohoopee River Bottomland (Ohooppee River Bottomland).
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out)
A A A
(Ohoopee River Bottomland), ...
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