Burnt The Sawmill Down chords by Aaron Lewis

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD x2

Verse 1:

D MajorD          C majorC
Dirt road, Georgia, childhood days

 G+G       D MajorD
A augmentedA sawmill way of life

    A minorAm
Where I grew up to love a rich girl

     G+G      D MajorD
Who could never be my wife

    D MajorD        C majorC
And the roses near their mansion

   G+G       D MajorD
On a cool, southern ground

  A minorAm
She cut a memory into mine

   G+G         D MajorD
But I had to leave that town

D MajorD           C majorC
Dirt poor, backwoods, I was raised

    G+G        D MajorD
Now the lawman's comin' 'round

   A minorAm
Mama said, "I raised a good boy

    G+G         D MajorD
But he burnt the sawmill down"

Chorus:

     B minorBm         A augmentedA
It's been years since I left Georgia

   G+G         D MajorD
And I left there on the run

       C majorC
They say her daddy's still in a rage

G+G  FF   D MajorD
Over what I done

    B minorBm       A augmentedA
But he shot at me for lovin' her

      G+G      D MajorD
Thought he run me outta town

   C majorC
But I hid until the mornin' light

    G+G     FF    D MajorD
Then I burned his sawmill down

Instrumental:
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD

Verse 2:

D MajorD         C majorC
I still love that long-haired girl

     G+G        D MajorD
There's a price tag on my head

  A minorAm
Her daddy owns the county law

     G+G         D MajorD
And if I go back there, I'm dead

  D MajorD        C majorC
So I just dream of southern roses

  G+G        D MajorD
And miss the love we found

    A minorAm
Lord, I wish I'd never been born poor

  G+G         D MajorD
Or burnt the sawmill down

Chorus:

     B minorBm         A augmentedA
It's been years since I left Georgia

   G+G         D MajorD
And I left there on the run

       C majorC
They say her daddy's still in a rage

G+G  FF   D MajorD
Over what I done

    B minorBm       A augmentedA
But he shot at me for lovin' her

      G+G      D MajorD
Thought he run me outta town

   C majorC
But I hid until the mornin' light

    G+G     FF    D MajorD
Then I burned his sawmill down

Outro:

D MajorD           C majorC
Dirt poor, backwoods, I was raised

    G+G        D MajorD
Now the lawman's comin' 'round

   A minorAm
Mama said, "I raised a good boy

    G+G     FF    D MajorD
But he burnt the sawmill down"

   A minorAm
Mama said, "I raised a good boy

    G+G     FF    D MajorD
But he burnt the sawmill down"

A minorAm   G+G FF D MajorD