S Lazy H chords by Corb Lund

• Capo on 5th

8 Verses, no chorus, two instrumental breaks.

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             G                              C                G
Well I was born in this valley, on this ranch, I was raised

               G                             Am        D
I learned to lope, rope and dally, on the S lazy H

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Well the roots of my people, they run deep on this place

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I am sixth generation on the S lazy H

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When it came to the future, I never gave it a thought

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If there were broncs to be broken, endless steers to be caught

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Well my youth, it was carefree, for the work was my play

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And what I loved would always be there on the S lazy H


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I had one beloved sister a few years younger than me

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Before a sole cowboy had kissed her, she left for school in the East

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Me I might have gone to college, might have liked to fly planes

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But my dad, he needed help to run the S lazy H


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So I worked there long-side him, put adult years in this place

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And I gained appreciation, for the lines on his face

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And when mom had grown older, and when dad passed away

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It fell to me to look after the S lazy H


Instrumental: G C Am G D G C G

             G                                C              G
By now my sister she had married a sharp attorney back East

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We didn’t see eye to eye much, but I did my best to make peace

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What did they see when they looked over, over the fence one fine day

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They saw a whole lot of value in the S lazy H


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So after thought and assessment, the court awarded them half

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And no cow-calf operation carries that kind of cash

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Well I worked through the numbers, worked them every which way

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Yeah I went through the numbers, oh and boys I’m afraid

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I had to sell twenty sections of the S lazy H


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Sometimes right isn’t equal, sometimes equal’s not fair

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There will soon be rows of houses on that ridge over there

          G                         C          G
Many lifetimes of labor will be all but erased

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So shed a tear and look skyward, God help the S lazy H


Instrumental: G C Am G D G C G

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The last few years were a struggle, but I gave it my best

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And I tried to go forward on the land that was left

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I have lived with the sorrow and I will die with the shame

              G                    Bm            C    D     G
For now the bank owns what’s left of the S lazy H