Chords for Drive-By Truckers - TVA
Tempo:
103.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
I grew up two [D] hours north of [D] Birmingham
[G] Me and my daddy used [D] to fish next to Wilson Dam
[G] He told some stories, Camaros and J.W. Dan
When [G]
[D] I got a little older I wouldn't and [D] now daddy [G] can't
So I thank God for [D] the
[G] TVA
Thank God for the TVA
Where me and my daddy used [D] to bow to the river and [G] pray
[D] [Em]
[C] Thank God for the [D]
[G] TVA
When I was fifteen [C] me and my girl [D] sat out on [G] the loch
Watching the raccoons and [C]
[D] terrapins dance on the [G] rocks
She let me put my [C]
hand up [D] under her shirt
[G]
[D] I wanted her to want me [C] so bad, did [D] her
[G]
So I [C] thank God for [D] the [G] TVA
Thank [C] God for the [D]
TVA
Where me and my baby [C] used to lay around [D] and wait on the [G] day
[Em]
[C] Thank God for [D] the [G] TVA
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C]
[D] [G]
My granddaddy told me when he was just seven or so
His daddy lost works and they didn't [D] have a road to [G] hoe
Not too much to eat for seven [D] boys and [G] three girls
[D] All lived in a tent, a [C] bunch of sharecroppers [D] versus the [G] world
So his mama sat down and [C] wrote a letter to [D] FDR
[G]
And a couple days later [D] a couple county men came in a car
[G]
[D] [G]
Rode out in the field and [C] told his daddy to [D] put down the [G] plow
He [D] helped build the dam, [C] gave power to [D] most of the [G] south
So I thank [C] God for the [D] TVA
Thank [C] God for the [D] [G] TVA
Where Roosevelt let us all [C] work for [D] another state's [G] pay
[G] [Em]
Thank God for the [D]
TVA
[G]
[Em]
I grew up two [D] hours north of [D] Birmingham
[G] Me and my daddy used [D] to fish next to Wilson Dam
[G] He told some stories, Camaros and J.W. Dan
When [G]
[D] I got a little older I wouldn't and [D] now daddy [G] can't
So I thank God for [D] the
[G] TVA
Thank God for the TVA
Where me and my daddy used [D] to bow to the river and [G] pray
[D] [Em]
[C] Thank God for the [D]
[G] TVA
When I was fifteen [C] me and my girl [D] sat out on [G] the loch
Watching the raccoons and [C]
[D] terrapins dance on the [G] rocks
She let me put my [C]
hand up [D] under her shirt
[G]
[D] I wanted her to want me [C] so bad, did [D] her
[G]
So I [C] thank God for [D] the [G] TVA
Thank [C] God for the [D]
TVA
Where me and my baby [C] used to lay around [D] and wait on the [G] day
[Em]
[C] Thank God for [D] the [G] TVA
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C]
[D] [G]
My granddaddy told me when he was just seven or so
His daddy lost works and they didn't [D] have a road to [G] hoe
Not too much to eat for seven [D] boys and [G] three girls
[D] All lived in a tent, a [C] bunch of sharecroppers [D] versus the [G] world
So his mama sat down and [C] wrote a letter to [D] FDR
[G]
And a couple days later [D] a couple county men came in a car
[G]
[D] [G]
Rode out in the field and [C] told his daddy to [D] put down the [G] plow
He [D] helped build the dam, [C] gave power to [D] most of the [G] south
So I thank [C] God for the [D] TVA
Thank [C] God for the [D] [G] TVA
Where Roosevelt let us all [C] work for [D] another state's [G] pay
[G] [Em]
Thank God for the [D]
TVA
[G]
[Em]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ I grew up _ two [D] hours north of [D] Birmingham
_ [G] Me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ and my daddy used [D] to fish next to Wilson Dam _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He told some stories, _ Camaros and J.W. Dan
When _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] I got a little older I _ wouldn't and [D] now daddy [G] _ can't _ _
_ _ _ _ So I thank God for [D] the _ _
[G] TVA
_ _ Thank God for the _ _ TVA
_ _ Where me and my daddy used [D] to bow to the river and [G] pray _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] Thank God _ _ for the [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] TVA _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
When I was fifteen [C] me and my girl [D] sat out on [G] the loch _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Watching the raccoons and [C] _
_ [D] terrapins dance on the [G] rocks
She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
let me put my [C]
hand up [D] under her shirt
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I wanted her to want me [C] so bad, did [D] her
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
So I [C] thank God for [D] the _ _ [G] TVA
_ _ Thank [C] God for the [D] _ _ _ _
TVA
_ Where me and my baby [C] used to lay around [D] and wait on the [G] _ day
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Thank God _ _ for [D] the _ _ _ _ [G] TVA _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ My _ granddaddy told me when he was just seven or so _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ His daddy lost works and they didn't [D] have a road to [G] hoe _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Not too much to eat _ for seven [D] boys and _ [G] three girls _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] All lived in a tent, a [C] bunch of sharecroppers [D] versus the [G] world
So _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ his mama sat down and [C] wrote a letter to [D] _ FDR
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And a couple days later [D] a couple county men came in a car
[G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Rode out in the field and [C] told his daddy to [D] put down the [G] plow _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ He [D] helped build the dam, _ [C] gave power to [D] most of the [G] south _ _
_ _ _ _ _
So I thank [C] God for the [D] _ _ TVA _ _
_ Thank [C] God for the [D] _ _ _ [G] TVA _
_ _ Where Roosevelt let us all [C] work for [D] another state's [G] pay _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Thank God _ _ for the [D] _ _ _
_ TVA _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I grew up _ two [D] hours north of [D] Birmingham
_ [G] Me _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ and my daddy used [D] to fish next to Wilson Dam _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ He told some stories, _ Camaros and J.W. Dan
When _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] I got a little older I _ wouldn't and [D] now daddy [G] _ can't _ _
_ _ _ _ So I thank God for [D] the _ _
[G] TVA
_ _ Thank God for the _ _ TVA
_ _ Where me and my daddy used [D] to bow to the river and [G] pray _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] Thank God _ _ for the [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] TVA _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
When I was fifteen [C] me and my girl [D] sat out on [G] the loch _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Watching the raccoons and [C] _
_ [D] terrapins dance on the [G] rocks
She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
let me put my [C]
hand up [D] under her shirt
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I wanted her to want me [C] so bad, did [D] her
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
So I [C] thank God for [D] the _ _ [G] TVA
_ _ Thank [C] God for the [D] _ _ _ _
TVA
_ Where me and my baby [C] used to lay around [D] and wait on the [G] _ day
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Thank God _ _ for [D] the _ _ _ _ [G] TVA _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ My _ granddaddy told me when he was just seven or so _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ His daddy lost works and they didn't [D] have a road to [G] hoe _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Not too much to eat _ for seven [D] boys and _ [G] three girls _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] All lived in a tent, a [C] bunch of sharecroppers [D] versus the [G] world
So _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ his mama sat down and [C] wrote a letter to [D] _ FDR
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And a couple days later [D] a couple county men came in a car
[G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Rode out in the field and [C] told his daddy to [D] put down the [G] plow _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ He [D] helped build the dam, _ [C] gave power to [D] most of the [G] south _ _
_ _ _ _ _
So I thank [C] God for the [D] _ _ TVA _ _
_ Thank [C] God for the [D] _ _ _ [G] TVA _
_ _ Where Roosevelt let us all [C] work for [D] another state's [G] pay _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ Thank God _ _ for the [D] _ _ _
_ TVA _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _