Key: A
Introduction:
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I was born, in a dump
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My mother died, yea my daddy got drunk
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They Left me here, to die or grow
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In the middle of Tobacco Road
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I Grew up in a rusty shack
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All I ever owned was hangin' on my back
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Lord knows how much I loathe
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This place called Tobacco Road
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D7
Cause its home,
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the only life I've ever known, yea
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And the lord knows I loathe,
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Tobacco Road, yea (yea, yeeaa)
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I'm gonna leave here and get me a job
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With the help and the grace of God
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I'm gonna save my money, get very rich I know
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Bring it back to Tobacco road
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Bring Dynamite yea, big ol' crane
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Blow it up, tear it down, start all over again
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Build me a town be very proud to show
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Keep the name of Tobacco Road
Chorus
D7
Cause its home,
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the only life I've ever known, yea
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And the lord knows I loathe,
E7
Tobacco Road, yea (yea, yeeaa)