The Great Depression Ukulele Chords

Key: D Intro: D G D G D G A D Verse 1: D G D There is trouble in the darksome sky, he saw it as a boy G D A From great-grandad's covered wagon, from the crux of Illinois D G D For the promise of the daffodils amongst the hard limestone G D A D They carved the die of fortune out of buffalo bones Chorus: G G D A They all wandered o'er the salty seas the prairies wide and more G G D A A7 Just to make a foolish man like me that's darkenin' your door D G D G If the Great Depression made us, there is no need to despair D G A A7 D I won't waste a single moment of the work that brought us here

Verse 2: D G D From the needle-prickin' mothers who were never taught to read G D A To the barefoot hungry soldiers that enlisted at sixteen D G D Oh in my dumb debasement, I still find great relief G D A D That on the lam and on the dole they counted themselves free Chorus: G G D A I have hustled towards the overpass to sleep there in the rain G G D A A7 I have settled with my pocketknife and carved out all their names D G D G If the Great Depression made us, there is no need to despair D G A A7 D I won't waste a single moment of the work that brought me here Verse 3: D G D From the jailhouse on the border, to the hold beneath the ship G D A A7 To the weed-fields out in Oregon, to the first night that we kissed D G D From the dungeon of the coalmine to the brightest factory floor G D A D To win our kin a better life is still worth dying for Chorus: G G D A I still cry my eyes out every time I dare to touch the spirit G G D A A7 And if this is our small lot in life I'll love it like I mean it D G D G The blood is strong with victory that brought us our despair D G A A7 D I won't waste a single moment of the love that's buried here Outro: D G D G If the great depression made us, there is no need to despair D G A A7 D I won't waste a single moment of the love that brought me here ** Note the rit. slowdown in the outro.