Dm A
They won't have me but I
Em
Love this place
Dm A
The rural life is broken and
Em
The farmlands gone to chaff
Dm A
My hands are idle and my
Em
Mind needs rest
Dm A
Toil of the decent
Em
And the sleep of the best
[Instrumental]
Bm F#m G G Bm F#m G G
[Verse 2]
Dm A
I sit in diners with
Em
All the old men and they
Dm A
They talk of work
Em
Cause it's all they ever did
Dm A
They gave their hearts to Jesus and got
Em
Serious and they
Dm A
Gave up their drinking and they
Em
Worked for this
Bm F#m G G
Nothing
Bm F#m G G
Nothing
[Chorus]
F#m Bm
And it's all this love to offer
A G
And all this love to waste
F#m Bm
And all this love to offer
A G
And all this love to waste
[Instrumental]
Em Em A A
[Verse 3]
Dm A
Lame dog on the highway where
Em
The old road used to be now
Dm A
You know what divides us is just a
Em
Difference someone made
Dm A
Now some got tired of trying and
Em
Some were just to scared to stay but we
Dm A
Gave ourselves to nothing and we
Em
Let 'em have their day
[Instrumental]
Bm F#m G G
[Bridge]
Em F#m
Now who's gonna do the planting
Bm A G
And who's gonna pray for rain
Em F#m
And who's gonna keep the farmland from the
Bm A G
Sub-division man
Bm F#m
Nothing
G G
Nothing
Bm F#m
Nothing
G G
Nothing
[Outro]
F#m Bm
And it's all this love to offer
A G
And all this love to waste