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๐ธ Intro:
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๐ธ Verse 1:
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I was five years old, ridinh in granddaddy's truck
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Singinโ "Deeper Than the Holler" with the?radio up
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He'd smile and he'd say, "Boy, keep singinโ that song"
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And I bet even he never thought
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I'd be making a dollar, making a music note
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Playing old guitar and not wind up going flat broke
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Write a couple songs that somebody might know
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Make a dollar, making a music note
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Make a dollar, making a music note
๐ธ Interlude:
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๐ธ Verse 2:
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Never knew I'd step foot on that old Opry stage
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Went from Old Rugged Cross to that church off Broadway
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Standing right where Loretta
Cash, and Charley all stood
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Man, who would have guessed that I would
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Be making a dollar, making a music note
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Playing old guitar and not wind up going flat broke
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Write a couple songs that somebody might know
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Make a dollar, making a music note
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Make a dollar, making a music note
๐ธ Instrumental:
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๐ธ Bridge:
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So, this song's a way for me to shake everybody's hand
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Thanks for giving this Tennessee boy a chance
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At making a dollar, making a music note (Oh)
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Playing old guitar and not wind up going flat broke
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Write a couple songs that somebody might know
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Make a dollar, making a music note
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Make a dollar, making a music note
๐ธ Instrumental:
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๐ธ Outro:
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I was five years old riding in granddaddy's truck
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Singin' "Deeper Than the Holler" with the radio up
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Song History
Published: June 3, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025