Chords for Where Corn Don't Grow

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As we set out on the front porch [C] of that old gray house where I was [G] born and raised, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Staring at the dusty [C] fields where my daddy worked [G] hard every day. _ _ _ _
[Em] Well, I think it kinda hurt him [C] when I said, Daddy, there's a lot [G] that I don't know. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] But don't you ever dream [C] about a life where corn [G] don't grow. _ _ _ _ _ _
He just sat there silent, [C] staring at his favorite [G] coffee cup. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Saw a storm of mixed emotion [C] in his eyes when [G] he looked up. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] He said, Son, I know at your [C] age you think that this old world is turning [G] slow. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And you think you'll find the answer [C] to it all where corn [G] don't grow.
_ _ _ _ Hard [Em] times are real, there's [C] dusty fields no matter [G] where you go.
_ _ _ You may [Em] change your mind, cause [C] weeds are hard where corn [G] don't grow.
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remember feeling guilty when daddy turned and walked back in the house.
_ _ _ _ I [E] was only [Em] seventeen back [C] then, but I thought that I knew more than I [G] know now. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I can't say he didn't warn me, [C] this city lies a hard [G] road to home. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Ain't it funny how your dream can [C] turn around where corn [G] don't grow.
_ _ _ _ _ Hard [Em] times are real, there's [C] dusty fields no matter [G] where you go.
_ _ _ You may [Em] change your mind, cause weeds [C] are hard where corn [G] don't grow.
_ _ _ _ _ Hard [Em] times are real, there's [C] dusty fields no matter where [G] you go.
_ _ _ You may change [Em] your mind, _ cause weeds [C] are hard where corn don't grow.
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