Busted Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][D]
[G][D][G][D][G]
[D]Well, the

[Verse 1]
[G]
bills are all due and the babies needs shoes, we're [D]busted
We've had a hard time since they closed down the mines,
we're [G]busted
Got a cow that's gone dry
and a hen that won't lay
A [C]big stack of bills that [G]get
[C]bigger each [G]day[Em]
[C]Tomor[D]row they'll haul our belongings away,
we're busted
[G][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 2]
Well, our friends are all leavin' this ol' mining town,
we're [D]busted
They're headin' up north where there's
work to be found and [G]trusted
Lord, I hate to give up this acre of land
It's [C]been in the family
since minin' began
But [D]babies get hungry,
they don't understand we're [G]busted[D][G]
We're [C]busted, [G]yes[C],
[D]we're busted
We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back,
we're [G]busted
[D]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][D]
[G][D][G][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 3]
I [G]called brother John,
thought I'd ask for a loan, we was [D]busted
Lord, I had to beg like a dog for a bone,
but we're [G]busted
[D]Brother [G]John lost his job and
his rent's overdue
[C]His wife and his kids are all
down with the flu
[D]He said, "I was thinkin' of callin' on you,
I'm [G]busted"
[D][G]

[Verse 4]
Lord no, my old man's no thief,
but a good man turns bad when [D]he's busted
My babies ain't well and it's drivin'
me mad 'cause we're [G]busted
Gonna sell that ol' Guernsey
and give up this shack
[C]Come on now children,
[G]help [C]mama get packed

[Verse 5]
We're [D]headin' up north and we ain't comin' back,
we're [G]busted
[C]We're busted,
[G]yes[C] we're busted[D]
We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back,
we're [G]busted

[Outro 1]
[D][G][D]
[G][D][G]