Intro
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Verse
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Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern
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Yeah I blame them woods for all I've learned
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Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned
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Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn
Chorus
Dm
But I have often thought
C G
These old bones, should go ahead and break if they're gonna
Dm C G
These old shoes should just go on and give out
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They're running the jail for profit these days
G D C
That's what they say
Verse
Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast
Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east
Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her
Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words
Chorus
Bridge
Bm
Put all the rest in a hollow tree
C
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be
