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[Intro]
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| - | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
Dm F C Dm
Daddy worked like a mule minin' Pike County coal
F C Dm
He fucked up his back couldn't work anymore
He said,
F C G Dm
One of these days you'll get out of these hills
F C G Dm
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Verse 2]
See,
Dm F C Dm
the ways of this world will just bring you to tears
F C Dm
Keep the Lord in your heart you'll have nothin' to fear
F C G Dm
Live the best that you can and don't lie and don't steal
F C G Dm
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Chorus]
F C
Well daddy I've been tryin',
G
I just can't catch a break
F C G Dm
There's too much in this world I can't seem to shake
F C
But I remember your words, Lord,
G Dm
they bring me the chills
F C G Dm
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Interlude]
| Dm | F | C |
| Dm | - | - | F |
| C | Dm | - | F |
| C | G | Dm | - |
| F | C | G | Dm |
| - | - | - |
[Verse 3]
Dm F C Dm
Keep in mind that a man's just as good as his word
Dm F C Dm
It takes twice as long to build bridges you've burned
F C G Dm
And there's hurt you can cause time alone cannot heal
F C G Dm
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Chorus]
F C
Well daddy I've been tryin',
G
I just can't catch a break
F C G Dm
There's too much in this world I can't seem to shake
F C
But I remember your words, Lord,
G Dm
they bring me the chills
F C G Dm
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
F C
Keep your nose on the grindstone
[Outro]
| G |
| - | - | - | Dm |
[Intro]
| Dm | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - |
[Verse 1]
| Dm | F | C | Dm |
| - | - | F | C |
| Dm | F | C | G |
| Dm | - | F | C |
| G | Dm | - | - |
| - |
Daddy worked like a mule minin' Pike County coal
He fucked up his back couldn't work anymore
He said,
One of these days you'll get out of these hills
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Verse 2]
| Dm | F | C |
| Dm | - | - | F |
| C | Dm | F | C |
| G | Dm | - | F |
| C | G | Dm | - |
| - | - |
See,
the ways of this world will just bring you to tears
Keep the Lord in your heart you'll have nothin' to fear
Live the best that you can and don't lie and don't steal
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Chorus]
| F | C |
| G | - | F | C |
| G | Dm | - | - |
| - | F | C | G |
| Dm | - | F | C |
| G | Dm | - | - |
| - |
Well daddy I've been tryin',
I just can't catch a break
There's too much in this world I can't seem to shake
But I remember your words, Lord,
they bring me the chills
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Interlude]
| Dm | F | C |
| Dm | - | - | F |
| C | Dm | - | F |
| C | G | Dm | - |
| F | C | G | Dm |
| - | - | - |
[Verse 3]
| Dm |
| F | C | Dm | - |
| Dm | F | C | Dm |
| - | F | C | G |
| Dm | - | F | C |
| G | Dm | - | - |
| - |
Keep in mind that a man's just as good as his word
It takes twice as long to build bridges you've burned
And there's hurt you can cause time alone cannot heal
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
[Chorus]
| F | C | G |
| - | F | C | G |
| Dm | - | - | - |
| F | C | G | Dm |
| - | F | C | G |
| Dm | F | C |
Well daddy I've been tryin',
I just can't catch a break
There's too much in this world I can't seem to shake
But I remember your words, Lord,
they bring me the chills
Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
Keep your nose on the grindstone
[Outro]
| G |
| - | - | - | Dm |
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