Busted

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[Verse 1]
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The bills are all due, the babies 
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need shoes, but I'm busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound 
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and I'm busted
I got a cow that's gone dry, hen 
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that won't lay
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A big stack of bills that get bigger
 each day
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The county gonna haul my belongings
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 away, 'cause I'm busted

[Verse 2]
    C                              
I called brother to ask for a loan,
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 'cause I was busted
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Lord, I hate to beg like a dog for a
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 bone, but I'm busted
My brother said, "There ain't a 
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thing I can do
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My wife and my kids, they're all 
down with the flu
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I was just thinkin' 'bout callin' 
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on you, 'cause I'm busted"

[Solo]
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(Key change - Half step up)
Capo: 3

[Verse 3]
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  Lord, I'm no thief but a man can
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 go wrong, when he's busted
The food that we canned last summer 
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is gone, we're busted
The fields are all bare, and the 
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cotton won't grow
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Me and my family's gotta pack up and
 go
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Where I'll make a livin', Lord only
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 knows, I'm busted

[Other]
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    I'm Broke ... Bus - ted!