Chords for Josh Williams - "Down Home"

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My granddad worked a sawmill, wore [A] his fingers to the bone,
[E] making just enough to keep the family [A] fed. _ _
[E] But he never seemed to worry, [A] somehow [C#m] they'd get along,
even though he knew [B] they'd never get [E] ahead.
For forty-some odd years he broke [A] the same old piece of ground,
[E] and Granny put up peas and corn in mason [A] jars. _ _
[E] There was bread upon the table, and [A] love enough to go around.
They never seemed [B] to notice life [E] was hard.
Down home, [E] the willow's [A] weeping. _ _
[E] Down home, the river [B] rolls.
[E] So long ago, [A] I wondered. _
[C#m] But the feelings [B] never fade, [A] and time cannot [F#] erase
[E] all the memories [B] we made.
[E] Down home, Mom and Dad have told countless hours
[A] just the way my grandfolks did.
[E] And a common thread held us through [A] thick and thin. _
[E] Though I know they wanted better [A] than the things they had to give.
Looking back, I [B] don't think it [E] could have been.
Down _ home, the cattle [A] lowing. _
[E] Down home, the cotton [B] _ hides.
[E] So long ago, [A] I wondered.
But [C#m] the feelings [B] never fade, [A] and time cannot [F#]
erase
[E] all the memories [B] we made.
[E] Down home, [C#m] I listened to [B] the highway,
[E] paid my mama's words, [A] no mine.
[B] I was so sure a better life [E] I'd find. _
[C#m] Now as I'm staring [B] at the madness [E] racing 20 floors below,
[D] in my mind I [A] turn back the years [B] and go. _ _
_ [E] Down home, the [F#] fire's burning. _
[E] Down home, the [B] fiddle plays. _
[E] So long ago, [A] I wondered. _
[C#m] But the feelings [B] never [A] fade, and time [F#] cannot erase
_ [E] all the memories [B] we made.
[E] Down home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _