Keep The Wolves Away

     Am
Took my first breath where the muddy
 Brazos
C
Spills into the gulf of Mexico
          G
Where the skyline is covered by 
chemical plants
         F/C
That put bread on the table of a 
workin man
         Am
Well the workin man does his best to
 provide
C
Safety and shelter for kids and a 
wife
G
Given a little of his soul everyday
      F/C                        
Makin overtime to keep the wolves 
       **
away

|  *  Strum once and let ring
|  ** After "away" he plays
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-------------0---| 
D|---------0-------| 
A|-----2-----------| 
E|-3---------------| 

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[Instrumental Chorus] (with 
whistling on 2nd round)
Am  C  G  F/C  x2

[Verse 2]
           Am
Well I was barely thirteen when the 
company man
C
Tried to dig my daddy's grave
   G
It happened on a French owned tanker
 ship
         F/C
Spillin' poison into Galveston Bay
          Am
Where the liquid fire filled his 
lungs and his eyes
C
Silenced, any moans or cries
G
Cold and the Grit, the damn stinkin 
pain
       F/C                         
But he fought like hell to keep the
              **
 wolves away

[Solo]
Am  C  G  F/C  x2

[Verse 3]
        Am
For the next few years dad was sick 
as a dog
       C
But he made a recovery just to spite
 the odds
    G
The settlement came and we moved out
 of town
          F/C
Where the sky isn't heavy with 
refinery clouds
     Am
Yeah he's still alive he's doing 
good he's in his fifties
        C
But the money's runnin out and he's 
pinchin for pennies
       G
So I'm going for broke with every 
song I play
       F/C                         
Cause now it's my turn to keep the 
             **
wolves away