Dust Bowl Dance

Bm G A D The young man stands on the edge of his porch Em Bm Em F#m The days were short and the father was gone Bm G A D There was no one in the town and no one in the field Em Bm Em F#m This dusty barren land had given all it could yield

Bm G A D I've been kicked off my land at the age of sixteen Em Bm Em F#m And I have no idea where else my heart could have been Bm G A D I placed all my trust at the foot of this hill Em Bm Em F#m And now I am sure my heart can never be still Bm G A D So collect your courage and collect your horse Em Bm Em F#m And pray you never feel this same kind of remorse

Bm G A D Seal my heart and brake my pride Em Bm Em F#m I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Bm G A D Align my heart, my body, my mind Em Bm Em F#m To face what I've done and do my time

Bm G A D Well you are my accuser, now look in my face Em Bm Em F#m Your opression reeks of your greed and disgrace Bm G A D So one man has and another has not Em Bm Em F#m How can you love what it is you have got Bm G A D When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor? Em Bm Em F#m Liars and thieves you know not what is in store

Bm G A D There will come a time I will look in your eye Em Bm Em F#m You will pray to the God that you always denied Bm G A D The I'll go out back and I'll get my gun Em Bm Em F#m I'll say, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"

Bm G A D Seal my heart and brake my pride Em Bm Em F#m I've nowhere to stand and now nowhere to hide Bm G A D Align my heart, my body, my mind Em Bm Em F#m To face what I've done and do my time

(2x) Bm G A D Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me Em Bm Em F#m I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen Bm G A D I went out back and I got my gun Em Bm Em F#m I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"