General Store Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Bb]
Mornin', Mrs. Campbell
Lovely day today
I heard about the fire
I wonder [Bb]what the papers
say
Let's see now: [Fm]Give me fifty shot[Bb]gun shells

[Verse 2]
[Fm]And a
hundred [Bb]feet of rope
Just add that to my bill
Says [Bb]here there ain't no hope

[Verse 3]
They all were burned alive
And four packs of cigarettes

[Verse 4]
No, I think I'll make it five
[Bb]
I heard about the wedding
I'm so happy for the bride
Why that fire house looked mighty
nice
And the whole town swelled

[Verse 5]
with pride
[Bb]We've watched her grow
to womanhood
She's found an upright man
She'll [Fm]learn this life ain't easy
You [Bb]do the best yo[Bb]u can

[Verse 6]
[Bb]
No, no, my family ain't so [Bb]good
My wife just had a [Bb]spell
And I can't afford the medicine
She needs to make her well

[Verse 7]
I've been laid off [Bb]at that factory
For sixteen months or more
I came [Fm]home last Wednesday evenin'
[Bb]I found her lyin' on
[Bb]the floor

[Verse 8]
[Bb]
Bye now, Mrs. Campbell
Say howdy to your son
You can tell him we'll go huntin'
When he gets a bigger gun
[Bb]

[Verse 9]
It was too bad about that fire
But don't you get me [Bb]wrong
We've [Fm]gotta teach these people
How to stay where they belong