Capo 2nd Fret 

(D) I'd rather be a fox with the hunters on his trail 
I'd rather be an old dog left to (C) stray (A)  
(D) I'd rather have no one to come home to 
Than to live in (C) love hurtin' day (A) after (D) day 

Chorus  
I'd rather be a lonesome pine way out on the ridge 
All alone blowin' in the wind and (G) rain 
I'd (D) rather be a homeless man  
Sleepin' underneath a railroad bridge 
Than to love a (C) woman who (A) only brings you (D) pain 

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(D) The farmer offers life and labor to the land 
With a gentle hand he tends the fertile (C) ground (A)  
(D) And in the golden fields at harvest time 
I offered you my (C) heart but you (A) turned me (D) down 

Chorus 

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Chorus 

(C)  (A)  (D)