Enough Rope
Chris KnightVersion1
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Well I work for the city in the town where I grew up.
Some days I run a backhoe some days I run a dump.
If I had other plans on my graduation day,
Then several years ago I guess I hauled em all away.
Yeah I hauled em all away.
She told me she was pregnant on the day I turned 18.
I did what your supposed to do. I bought her a ring.
He didnt have to ask us, but he asked us anyway.
We stood up and said, I do. what else were we gonna say?
What else were we gonna say?
Well Im thankful for the things I have,
And all the things I dont.
Ive got dreams that will come true,
And Ive got some that wont.
Most the time I just walk the line wherever it goes.
Cuz you cant hang yourself if you aint got enough rope.
My boss man is mad. I did just what he asked.
I mowed the courthouse lawn watched the prisoners walkin past
Im happy to be working, instead of wearin chains.
Like my cousin Willy, hes locked up in the grange.
Hes locked up in the grange.
But Im thankful for the things I have,
And all the things I dont.
Ive got dreams that will come true,
Ive got some that wont.
Most the time I just walk the line wherever it goes.
Cuz you cant hang yourself if you aint got enough rope.
Theres a tavern down the highway, I go to drink some beers.
And wash down all Im missin by hangin around here.
Then I drive back to the trailer; Ill makeup with my wife.
I kiss my sleeping children, and I get on with my life.
Yeah I get on with my life.
There that looks about right
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Readable chord sheet for Enough Rope by Chris Knight
Well [C]I work for the [G]city in the [C]town where I grew[G] up.
[C]Some days I run a [G]backhoe [Em]some days I run a [C]dump.
If I had other p[G]lans on my g[C]raduation d[G]ay,
[C]Then several years [G]ago I guess I h[Em]auled em all [C]away.
[G]
Yeah I hauled em all away.
She t[C]old me she was [G]pregnant on [C]the day I turned [G]18.
[C]I did what your su[G]pposed to do. [Em]I bought her a [C]ring.
He didnt have to a[G]sk us, but [C]he asked us [G]anyway.
[C]We stood up and sa[G]id, I do. what e[Em]lse were we gonna [C]say?
What else were we gonna [G]say?
Well Im th[D]ankful for the things I have,
And [Em]all the things I d[C]ont.
I[D]ve got dreams that will come true,
And [Em]Ive got some that [C]wont.
[D]Most the time I just walk the line w[Em]herever it g[C]oes.
Cuz y[G]ou cant h[D]ang yourself if y[C]ou aint got enough r[G]ope.
My bo[C]ss man is [G]mad. I d[C]id just what he a[G]sked.
I [C]mowed the courthouse l[G]awn watched the p[Em]risoners walkin [C]past
Im happy to be w[G]orking, i[C]nstead of wearin c[G]hains.
[C]Like my cousin W[G]illy, hes l[Em]ocked up in the g[C]range.
Hes locked up in the g[G]range.
But Im tha[D]nkful for the things I have,
And [Em]all the things I d[C]ont.
I[D]ve got dreams that will come true,
Ive [Em]got some that w[C]ont.
[D]Most the time I just walk the line w[Em]herever it g[C]oes.
Cuz y[G]ou cant h[D]ang yourself if y[C]ou aint got enough r[G]ope.
Theres a tav[C]ern down the hi[G]ghway, I [C]go to drink some [G]beers.
And w[C]ash down all Im m[G]issin by h[Em]angin around h[C]ere.
Then I drive back to the t[G]railer; Ill m[C]akeup with my w[G]ife.
I [C]kiss my sleeping c[G]hildren, and I [Em]get on with my l[C]ife.
Yeah I get on with my l[G]ife.
There that looks about right