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D
MAMA LOCKED THE C OR A ST NIGHT
                      G      D         G
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALL OF HER YEARS
       A                         D
I SAID MAMA YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME
         A                                D 
SHE SAID THINGS AIN’T LIKE THEY USE TO BE ROUND HED   G|--7-14-12-11--|
D                 G       D
YOU JUST WOULDN’T BELIEVE IT, KIDS GROWING UP WITHOUT JESUS
       G                                       E
A GOOD THING YOUR DADDY AIN’T HED  TO SEE THIS NOW
          D
THEY STAY HIGHER THAN THE WATER TOWER
        A               D    G  D
IN THIS 35 E LE AN HOUR TOWN      G|--7-14-12-11---7-14-12-11--|

            D
SHE SAID IT AIN’T THE DRUGS, IT AIN’T THE BOOZE
                                 G
I’VE HAD A BACK ROAD BUZZ OR TWO MYSELF
              A          
IT SEEMS LIKE HEAVEN IS SLIPPING FURTHER AWAY
                                        D
THE DEVIL AIN’T GOT F R TO GO WHEN THEY RAISE HELL

WE USE TO BURN A HOLE THROUGH ED NIGHT

SMOKING A STOLEN MARLBORO LIGHT
         G                              E
AND ON A GOOD NIGHT EG HT KILL A 5TH OF CROWN
                  D
BUT NOW THED ’S A LOWER HIGHER POWER
        A               D
IN THIS 35 E LE AN HOUR TOWN

G                                A
OH WE CAN’T BAME  THE BABIES FOR GROWING UP A ZY
    D
AND CRAZY IT AIN’T THEM THAT LET THEM C WN
              G
IF THEY AIN’T STEALING, THEY’D  SUING
    A
WHY WORK WHEN WE’LL GIVE IT TO EM
     Bm                 A 
IT’S RIGHT THED  IN THE BIBLE
                  G
THAT WE C N’T PUT OUT
          D
SPAD  THE RIDE AND YOU’LL SOUR
  A               D    G  D  G  D 
A 35 E LE AN HOUR TOWN             G|--7-14-12-11---7-14-12-11--|

    D
THE YES MAM’S GONE AND THE PLEASE IS TOO
                                            G
IT’S OUT THE C OR WITH THE THANK YOU IN THE EVENING
          A
YOU C N’T SEE A FRONT YARD FOOTBALL GAME
                                          D
THE NEIGHBOR KIDS HAVE C NE AWAY WITH THE SHIRTS AND SKINS


NO ONE HITS THE FRONT PORCH LIGHTS

TO GET THEIR KIDS TO COME INBDE 
          G                                     E
CAUSE THE STDE TS AIN’T SAFE FOR A BIKE TO RIDE C WN
           D
B NCE THEY PA NTED A PROWLER
        A                Bm   A
IN THIS 35  E LE AN HOUR TOWN

G          D  
NO THEY’D  GOING NOWHED  F ST TONIGHT
   A                    D
NO MATTER HOW F ST THEY DRIVE
G       A            D    G  D     
THIS 35 E LE AN HOUR TOWN