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Bm
Took my first breath where the muddy brazos
D
Spills into the gulf of mexico
          A
Where the skylines covered my chemical plants
         G
That put bread on the table of a workin man
         Bm
Well the workin man does his best to provide
D
Safety and shelter for kids and a wife
A
Given a little of his soul everyday
      G 
Makin overtime to keep the wolves away


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Bm
Well i was barely thirteen when the company man
D
Tried to dig my daddy's grave
 A
It happened on a french owned tanker ship
 G
Spillin' poison into galveston bay
Bm
The liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes
D
Silenced, any moans or cries
 A
Cold and the grit, the damn stinkin pain
      G 
But he fought like hell to keep the wolves away.

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Bm
For the next few years dad was sick as a dog
D
But he made a recovery just to spite the odds.
A
Settlement came and we moved out of town
G
Where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds.
Bm
Yeah he's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties
D
But the money's runnin out and he's pinchin pennies
A
So i'm going for broke with every song i play,
       G 
Cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away.

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