Gas Well

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[Verse 1]
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I've never been too good to pick 
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up a penny and lately I've been 
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short of too damn many
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Wife up and left, and baby in my 
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ride, dog's at my feet beggin' for 
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a bite
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Empty pockets make sinners out of 
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bona fide saints, swore to my daddy
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 never tarnish his name

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[Verse 2]
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Droughts have been long and the 
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floods have been fierce
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Ain't made a profit on the farm in 
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near a dozen years
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There's money all around eight 
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thousand feet down
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Be a few more months 'fore the 
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drill can break ground


[Verse 3]
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So far behind every loan is 
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dеnied and the bank has a mind to 
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kick us out of herе
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I'd see this whole world ground 
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down to sand if I ever see the day 
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that a suit takes my land


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[Chorus]
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I've got a pistol and some TNT
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There's an armoured truck on 
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Tuesday carries what I need
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I'm not proud of this cliff I'm 
   Em
jumpin'
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But I've gotta make it through 'til
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 the gas starts pumpin'

[Break]
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[Verse 4]
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I'll take it on the road where no 
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one will see
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I know the mountains better than a 
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warrior Cherokee
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I grew up with Tommy and he did 
right by me
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I'll take the cash he's guardin' 
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and buy whatever I need


[Chorus]
            G              D
I've got a pistol and some TNT
            A                      
There's an armoured truck on 
    D
Tuesday carries what I need
          G                    
I'm not proud of this cliff I'm 
  Em
jumpin'
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But I've gotta make it through 'til
                  Bm
 the gas starts pumpin'

[Break]
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[Bridge]
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I hope daddy's not lookin' down as 
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I wait here for that truck
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And if he is I pray to God he 
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sends a little luck

[Break]
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[Verse 5]
      D                     C     
I've never been too good to pick 
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up a penny and lately I've been 
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swimmin' in so damn many
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Every cheque I receive comes at a 
high price
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Sometimes I visit Tommy's grave at 
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night
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And the well'll yield high for many 
years
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And damn my reckonin' surely nears