Down That Road Chords & Lyrics Artist: The Dead South

INTRO
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INTRO
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Oh, well, we run to the break of day,
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the old man groaned as we rolled away.
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Our women wept as we sped on by,
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we hung our heads low as they raised their flags high.
 
VERSE 1
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Then we grabbed our guns and we shot away,
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let's kill our brothers on a Saturday.
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Blood spills out and our wounds were deep,
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Old Jesse James, well, he won't even take a peep.
 
CHORUS
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So, then we go on down that road,
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breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
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breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
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mama said I'd die before I get old.
 
INTERLUDE
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VERSE 2
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The war is over and the graves were deep,
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the sun was down just like my brother Rim's keep.
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You burned my house and you raped my wife,
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I fall to my knees and I pray to the Lord
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that I can kill that fucker tonight!
 
CHORUS
                            Am
So, then we go on down that road,
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breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
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breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
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mama said I'd die before I get old.
 
INTERLUDE
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VERSE 3
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Oh, hey, there dad, don't you know who I am?
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No motherfucker, don't give a God damn!
 
INTERLUDE
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[End-Chorus]
            Am              Am
So, then we go on down that road,
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breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls.
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Breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls.
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Mama said I'd die before I get old.
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Mama said I'd die before I get old.
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Mama said I'd die before I get old.
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Mama said I'd die before I get old.
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Mama said I'd die before I get old.
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Mama said I'd die before I get old.
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