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Theyre Tearin The Labor Camps Down

by Merle Haggard

Biography:

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained

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They're Tearin' The Labor Camps Down

E A E
I came back to California cause my home was here
B E
To look up my old sweetheart just for fun
A E
Mom and Dad had both passed on in two short years
B E
While my patriotic chores bein’ done

I saw changes all around me and some were good
But I hardly recognized my side of town
They tore down the swingin' casing from the cottowood
And that tree was all that marked familar ground.

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E A E
Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down
G# C#m
And I feel a little sentimental shame
A E
Where's a working man gonna live at in this town
B E
Oh, they're tearin' the labor camps down.

The Hilltop family market had been moved somewhere
And the name was changed to fit the newer homes
The things that I remember were no longer there
And the cabin that my daddy built was gone.

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