Remove Ads[Verse 1]
DThe bulldozer's working back up on the hill
G D ASame land my grandpa and his daddy tilled
G D A
[D] Three generations of dreams turned to dust
D A D AWatered with tears in the tall weeds and rust
[Chorus]
D Bm G D A DTall weeds and ru--st, tall weeds and rust
D A D A D AA whole way of life gone to tall weeds and rust
[Verse 2]
D G D AA stretch of black soil that was our garden spot
D G D AA shade tree for rest when the sun was too hot
D G D AThere lays an old hourglass, it's lost all its sand
D A D A DA far cry from when we had time on our hands
[Verse 3]
D G D AThey found where somebody had built them a still
D G D ACan't think of his name now, don't reckon I will
D G D AWith no one the wiser what's passed them on by
D A D A DSometimes it's best to let sleeping dogs lie
[Chorus]
D Bm G D A DTall weeds and ru--st, tall weeds and rust
D A D A D AA whole way of life gone to tall weeds and rust
[Instrumental]
D Bm G D A D
D A D A D A
A D A
[Verse 4]
D G D AThere went the old henhouse that Mama loved so
D G D AWe'd wake up each day when the rooster would crow
D G D AShe sang while she worked and I'm sorry to say
D A D A DI'm glad she can't hear what I'm singing today
[Verse 5]
D G D AThey dug up a part of the old sorghum hill
D G D AAnd the shed where the hams hung when the hogs had been killed
D G D AMy uncle told stories of sugar-sweet cane
D A D A D AAnd sugar-sweet girls at the end of the lane
[Chorus]
D Bm G D A DTall weeds and ru--st, tall weeds and rust
D A D A D AA whole way of life gone to tall weeds and rust
[Verse 6]
D G D A(Spoken) Now don't let that 'dozer get too close to those graves
D G D A(Spoken) That's one patch of mountain we just have to save
D G D AProgress, oh progress, move on if you must
D A D A DBut save me that small patch of tall weeds and rust
[Outro]
Bm G D A D[NC] Tall weeds and ru--st, tall weeds and rust
D A Bm GA whole way of life gone to tall weeds and ru---st
A DTall weeds and ru---st
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