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Long Hard Road

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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 Way  back in my memory  there's a scene that I recall
 Of a  little run-down  cabin in the woods
 Where my dad never  promised  that our blue moon would turn gold
 But  he laid awake nights  wishin' that it would
 When the world was  on our  radio hard work was on our minds
 We lived  our day-to-day  in plain dirt fashion
 With ol' overalls  and cotton  balls all strapped across your back
 Man, it's  hard to make  believe there ain't nothing wrong
 But  momma kept the  Bible read and daddy kept our family fed
 And  somewhere in between  I must have grown
 Cause  someday I was  dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
 Takes me  down the road  to where I want to go
 Now  I know, it's  a long hard road
 Sometimes I remember  when I stayed up late at night
 When the  sun-up came,  we got up and went
 In the shadows of a  working'  day our moonlight hours spent
 Singin'  songs along  with Gramma's radio
 Now I'm beatin' down  a ol'  blacktop road sleepin' in a sack
 Livin'  in my memories  all in vain
 Cause those city lights  ain't  all that bright compared to what its like
 To see  Lightning Bugs  go dancin' in the rain
 Momma  played the guitar  then and daddy made the saw blade bend
 And raindrops  played  the tin roof like a drum
 But  I just kept  on dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
 Takes me  down the road  to where my name is known
 Now  I'm gone,  and  its a long hard road
 Yes,  I  know,  Its a long hard road.
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Readable chord sheet for Long Hard Road by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Way[D] back in my [G]memory[D] there's a scene that I recall
Of [A]a little run[D]-down cabin in the woods
Where my dad never[G] promised[D] that our blue moon would turn gold
But[A] he laid awake [D]nights wishin' that it would
When the world [G]was on ou[D]r radio hard work was on our minds
We [A]lived our da[D]y-to-day in plain dirt fashion
With ol' overal[G]ls and co[D]tton balls all strapped across your back
Man, i[A]t's hard to mak[D]e believe there ain't nothing wrong
But[Bm] momma kept the[G] Bible read and daddy kept our family fed
And[D] somewhere in b[A]etween I must have grown
Cau[Bm]se someday I wa[G]s dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes [D]me down the [A]road to where I want to go
Now[Bn] I [A]know, [D]it's a long hard road
Sometimes I [G]rememb[D]er when I stayed up late at night
When t[A]he sun-up ca[D]me, we got up and went
In the shadows of [G]a work[D]ing' day our moonlight hours spent
Singin[A]' songs a[D]long with Gramma's radio
Now I'm beatin' do[G]wn a o[D]l' blacktop road sleepin' in a sack
Li[A]vin' in my me[D]mories all in vain
Cause those city l[G]ights ain[D]'t all that bright compared to what its like
To see[A] Lightning B[D]ugs go dancin' in the rain
Mom[Bm]ma played the g[G]uitar then and daddy made the saw blade bend
And ra[D]indrops play[A]ed the tin roof like a drum
But[Bm] I just kept[G] on dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes [D]me down the roa[A]d to where my name is known
Now[Bm] I'm g[A]one, a[D]nd its a long hard road
Yes[Bm], I[A] know,[D]  Its a long hard road.

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