Better Times A Coming Chords by Jim & Jesse

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[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
_ _ Well the cows went dry and the hens go lay, there's no place [C] I can borrow.
[F] Give the [Bb] landlord all the [C] news and the rent comes to [F] you tomorrow.
Lots of money in the bank, they say that's [C] where to keep it.
[F] Not only [Bb] wouldn't they loan me [C] some, they wouldn't let [F] me see it.
So pave the way on your ranch, oh keep that [C] guitar [F] strummin'.
Put more [Bb] water in the soup, that's better time to come in.
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_ _ Well Mary Lou could pull a plow if only [C] I would let her.
[F] Wife's as [Bb] strong as any [C] ox, she don't smell [F] much better.
Didn't kiss that Mary Lou but once, then I [C] had to leave her.
[F] Makes my [Bb] collar hip too [C] tight, I start to [F] burn with fever.
So pave the way on your ranch, oh keep that [C] guitar [F] strummin'.
Put more [Bb] water in the [D] soup, that's better [F] time to come in. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ My rooster used to chase the hens, he just kept [C] getting thinner.
[F] Till he [Bb] run himself to [C] death, so I brought him [F] in for dinner.
Cotton crops are not as poor and weeds are [C] rarely growing.
[F] Need a [Bb] woman pretty [C] bad to help me [F] with the hoeing.
So pave the way on your ranch, oh keep that guitar strummin'.
Put more [C] water in the soup, that's better [F] time to come in. _ _
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_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ A man came by the other day, he's hunting [C] man to labor.
[F] I told him I [Bb] haven't seen the [C] guy, why don't he [F] ask my neighbor.
So come on boys and get your gowls and keep your heels [C] up higher.
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Don't let [Bb] no one steal your [C] gowl, just hold her a [F] little tight.
So pave the way on your ranch, oh keep that [C] guitar [F] strummin'.
Put more water in the [C] soup, that's better [F] time to come in. _
_ [Bb] _ [C] That's better [F] time to come in. _