D7/F# C [Verse 1] D7 C Back before the blues were blue D7 C When the good ol’ songs were new D7 C Songs that may no longer please us F C ‘Bout the darkies, about Jesus G C Mississippi minstrels, colour of molasses F C G C Strumming on their banjos to entertain their massas Am Abaug Some said garbage, others said art C D7 C D7 G C F C F C You couldn’t call it soul, you had to call it heart [Chorus] G C Oh, backs broke bending, digging holes to plant the seeds F C G C The owners ate the cane and the workers ate the weeds G C Put the wood in the stove and water in the cup F C G C F C F C You worked so hard that you died standing up [Verse 2] D7 C When I was a little thing D7 C Papa tried to make me sing D7 C 'Home Sweet Home' and 'Aura Lee' F C These were songs that my daddy taught me G C 'Camptown Races' and 'Susannah Don’t You Cry' F C G C 'Gentle Annie' still brings a tear to my eye Am Abaug Label it garbage, label it art C D7 C D7 G C F C F C You couldn’t call it soul, you had to call it heart [Chorus] G C Oh, backs broke bending, digging holes to plant the seeds F C G C The owners ate the cane and the workers ate the weeds G C Put the wood in the stove and water in the cup F C G C F C F C You worked so hard that you died standing up [Verse 3] D7 C Sing me songs of days gone by D7 C Make me laugh and make me cry D7 C Break my female heart in two F C Sing me songs that say “I love you” G C Lower your eyes and raise your hand up to your breast F C G C Sing me one about the sun setting in the west Am Abaug Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh C D7 C D7 G C F C F C [Chorus] G C Oh, backs broke bending, digging holes to plant the seeds F C G C The owners ate the cane and the workers ate the weeds G C Put the wood in the stove and water in the cup F C G C You worked so hard that you died standing up [Chorus] G C Oh, backs broke bending, digging holes to plant the seeds F C G C The owners ate the cane and the workers ate the weeds G C Put the wood in the stove and water in the cup F C G C F C G F C You worked so hard that you died standing up
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