Keep The Wolves Away

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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.

[Solo] Bm  D  A  G
       Bm  D  A  G

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.

[Solo] Bm  D  A  G
       Bm  D  A  G
       Bm  D  A  G

[Chorus] Bm  D  A  G