This is a very basic progression. Play around with it until you make it work.
CAPO 3RD
C F C
Go to sleep little Cory for you can't understand
F C G F
you're a sick little baby in your mothers tired hands
C F C
well your Daddy fetched the doctor but he had to use his gun
F C G F
he's always been reckless and he's always on the run
C F C
well the doctor says he's worried cause your fever hadn't broke
F C G F
gonna wrap you in a blanket gonna put you on a boat
C F C
sail across the mississippi to a town where music plays
F C G F
gonna steak you penicillin make your fever go away
Am F C
and when you grow up don't you hate your momma and daddy
Am F C
cause they gave you everything that you ever had
Am F C
and it ain't no wonder that most dont make it
Am F G
no wonder so many die,
C F C Am G C
it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry
C F C
wake up little Cory and get the water from the well
F C G F
count to nine Mississippi then your Daddy needs your help
C F C
give the feed to the chickens and in the rows you plant the corn
F C G F
get the rations up for winter and build a fire to keep it warm
C F C
and you'll learn to use a riffle and you'll learn to use a knife
F C G F
and you'll learn how to hunt and you'll learn how to fight
C F C
and you learn to pack a saddle and you take it off to town
F C G F
just a three days of riding sell the skinds and turn around
Am F C
and when you grow up don't you hate your Momma and Daddy
Am F C
cause they gave you everything that they ever had
Am F C
and it ain't no wonder that most don't make it
Am F G
no matter how hard they try,
C F C Am G C
it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry
C F C
go to sleep little Cory for you're a grown boy
F C G F
gonna have to be the man now with your Daddy off to war
C F C
keep your eye on the horses and keep your mother safe
F C G F
got two hungry sisters and another on the way
Am F C
and when you grow up don't you hate your Momma and Daddy
Am F C
cause they gave you everything that they ever had
Am F C
and it ain't no wonder that most don't make it
Am F G
no wonder so many die,
C F C Am G C
it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry
C F C Am G C
it ain't easy to be a pioneer when the land that you move to is dry
Good luck and have fun!
