capo 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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another long day on the line
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hes poppin speed like its goin outta style
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gotta stay up till the next town comes
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cause that's the life my brother loves
[Chorus]
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and so he roams all around layin pipe in the ground
Em D Cadd9
just like he buries his soul everyday
Em D Cadd9
just does another line then he'll drive away
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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god damn company man said he might not have a job
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i asked my brother whatcha gonna do
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he said little man you know that i cant lay down
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he twitched me a smile and he headed out
[Chorus]
Em D Cadd9
and so he roams all around layin pipe in the ground
Em D Cadd9
just like he buries his soul everyday
Em D Cadd9
just does another line then he'll drive away
[Instrumental] (x2)
G D Cadd9
Verse 3
G D Cadd9
i asked my brother just the other day
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if hes gonna throw this oilfield life away
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he said man I'm in too deep and only death can save me
now
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loaded up his rig and he headed out
[Chorus]
Em D Cadd9
and so he roams all around layin pipe in the ground
Em D Cadd9
just like he buries his soul everyday
Em D Cadd9
just does another line then he'll drive away
[Verse 4]
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and I've come to realize that I'm fallin in his shoes
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I'm down here south Texas yeah I'm pipelinin too
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just give me two lines yeah i do what i do
[Chorus]
Em D Cadd9
and so he roams all around layin pipe in the ground
Em D Cadd9
just like he buries his soul everyday
Em D Cadd9
just does another line then he'll drive away
[Outro]
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