C \ D 4x

D          C \ D  D        C \ D
I was born        in a bunk
D                            C     C \ D
Mother died and my daddy got drunk
D              C \ D  D          C \ D 
Left me here to       die or grow
                         C   C\D
In the middle of Tobacco Road

D           C \ D  D          C \ D
Grew up in a       dusty shack
D                                 C    C \ D
And all I had was a'hangin' on my back
D            C \ D  D           C \ D 
Only you know       how I loathe
                          C    
This place called Tobacco Road

         G
But it's home
              G7        D
The only life I've ever known
     D7             G
Only you know how I loathe
        D
Tobacco Road

C \ D 12x

D                  C \ D  D        C \ D
I'm gonna leave and       get a job
D                                 C   C \ D
With the help and the grace from above
D                   C \ D  D          C \ D 
Save some money, get       rich I know
                         C   C \ D
Bring it back to Tobacco Road

D             C \ D  D          C \ D
Bring Dynamite       and a crane
D                               C   C \ D
Blow you up, start it all over again
D              C \ D  D            C \ D 
Build a town be       proud to show
                      C   
Give the name Tobacco Road

           G
Cause it's home
              G7        D
The only life I've ever known
        D7            G
Oh I despise and disapprove you
                           D
But I love ya, 'cause it's home

C \ D 8x