Standard (EADGBE)

(Walk to G between the Em and A chords)

 I've always been a religious man,

 I've always been a religious man

 But I met the banker and it felt like sin

 He turned my bailout down

 The Banker Man, he let into me

 Let into me, let into me

 The Banker Man, he let into me

 And spread my name around

He thinks I ain't got a lick of sense

 'Cause I talk slow and my money's spent

 Now, I ain't the type to hold it against

 But he better stay off my farm

 'Cause it was my Daddy's and his Daddy's before

 And his Daddy's before and his Daddy's before

Five generations and an unlocked door

 And a loaded burglar alarm.

Lots of pictures of my purdy family

Lots of pictures of my purdy family

Lots of pictures of my purdy family

 In the house where I was born.

House has stood through five tornadoes,

Droughts, floods, and five tornadoes.

 I'd rather wrestle an alligator

 Than to face the Banker's scorn

 'Cause he won't even look me in the eye

 He just takes my land and apologize,

 With pen, paper, and a friendly smile

 He says the deed is done.

 The sound you hear is my Daddy spinning

 The sound you hear is my Daddy spinning

 The sound you hear is my Daddy spinning

 Over what the Banker done.

Think I'll invite him for some pot roast beef

 And mashed potatoes and sweet tea

Follow it up with some banana pudding

 And a walk around the farm

Show him the view from McGee Town Hill

 Let him stand in my shoes and see how it feels

 To lose the last thing on earth that's real

 I'd rather lose my legs and arms

Bury his body in the old sink hole

Bury his body in the old sink hole

Bury his body in the old sink hole

 Under cold November sky

 Then damned if I wouldn't go to church on Sunday

Damned if I wouldn't go to church on Sunday

Damned if I wouldn't go to church on Sunday

 And look the Preacher in the eye.