[Verse 1] G Delta Mama and a Nickajack Man Em Raised their Cumberland daughters in a Tennessee band D Played Springwater at Station Inn C Em Couldn't play fast, couldn't fit in G Caught a '66 Dodge in Caroline Em Got her education on her mama's dime D She was singing in a bar called Comatose C Em Halfway rusted on the salty coast [Chorus] C G Rock of Ages, cleave for me C G Em G Let me hide myself in Thee G C Em Buried in the sand C G D G Five hundred miles from Birmingham [Verse 2] G Rockamount Cowboy in a rock and roll band G Em Plugged his amplifier in all across the land D Athens, Georgia on a friday night C Em Saw that little girl, she could sing alright G Spent five years going from town to town G Em Waiting on that little girl to come around D Caught in the arms of New York City C Em To lose that gal seemed terrible pity [Chorus] C G Rock of Ages, cleave for me C G Em G Let my heart forget a beat G C Em Why do you demand C G D G Calling me from Birmingham [Verse 3] Em Pulled her covered wagon off the BQE Em G Said this'll be the last you'll ever see of me Em Well the cowboy laughed said I know it's not true Em G Cause there's nothing I could do to get loose from you G Made a little money playing in the bars G Em With two beat up drums and two old guitars C From the Crescent City to the Great Salt Lake C Em It ain't what you got, it's what you make [Instrumental] G Em C Em [Bridge] G When the road got rough and the wheels all broke Em Couldn't take more then we could tow G Making something out of nothing with a scratcher and our hope C G With two old guitars like a shovel and a rope [Chorus] C G Rock of Ages, cleave for me C G Em G Let me hide myself in Thee G C Em Now I understand C G D G On better terms since Birmingham [email protected]
