TIM BARRY
OLDER & POORER:FROM THE ALBUM
LOST & ROOTLESS
CAPO ON THE 3RD FRET
HE PLAYS C WITH A G BASE LINE BACK AND FOURTH
CHORDS C F G
C
WHEN WE GOT MARRIED IN THE BACK YARD
F
I PUT NEW STRINGS ON MY OLD GUITAR
C G
THE E WAS FLAT THE A STAYED SHARP
C F
I HAD KNOW IDEA AT ALL,HOW HAPPY IT WOULD MAKE SMALL
C G C
AND HOW DRUNK YOU AND I GET BEFORE DARK
F
WHEN I READ YOU MY VOES, MY DADDY LOOKED SO PROUND
C G
MOM SMILED EAR TO EAR AND CRAINED TO SEE
C F
WHEN BABY GEE HIT THE TREE,RIGHT THEN AN THERE I STARTED BELIEVING
C G C
YOUR MOM SHOULD HOST THIS PARTY EVERY WEEKEND.
CHORUS:
F C
WE SANG IN THE PINES IN THREE FOUR TIME
G
ONE TWO THREE TWO TWO THREE HEE HAW
C F
GIRL YOUR MOM CAN CUT A RUG,HOW LUCKY TO BE IN LOVE
C G C
WITH YOU ,THE WHOLE FAMILY AND EMMA THE DOG
F
YEA,THE BABY CAME NEXT THAT ATE UP ALL OF OUR PAYCHECKS
C G
WE NAMED HER LEA JANE ,AND YOU BUILT A CRIB
C F
WE REARANGED THE HOUSE,I KICKED ALL THE ANTS OUT
C G C
AND WE SIT TOGETHER AT MEAL TIME AGAIN
CHORUS:
F C
AND WE SING IN THE PINES AT HER BED TIME
G
ONE TWO THREE,TWO TWO THREE HEE HAW
C F
NOW LEA JANE CAN CUT A RUG ,JUST LIKE YOUR MOMMA WOULD
C G C
SHE REMINDS ME MOST OF YOUR GRANDMA AFTER ALL.
F
YEA, BEFORE WE HIT MIDDLE AGE THERE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
C G
I LOVE YOU FROM THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOUR FACE
C F
THOUGH I'VE ENJOYED YOU EVER SINCE,I'M THANKFULL WE ARE STILL FRIENDS
C G C
AND GROWING OLDER AND POORER WITH GRACE
CHORUS:
F C
LET SING IN THE PINES,OUR OLD AGE TIMES
G
ONE TWO THREE,TWO TWO THREE HEE HAW
C F
AND LEA JANE CAN PAY OUR BILLS AND INMINESTER OUR PILL
C G C
WHILE WE SNEAK OFF AND GET DRUNK BEFORE DARK