Verse
D#m B F#
All my chips are on the table
D#m B F#
And all my cards are showing now
D#m B F#
Things aren't going like I promised
C# B
But I swear I'll figure it out
D#m B F#
This season's soil it just ain't taking
D#m B F#
The last few years we bled her dry
D#m B F#
There used to be cotton and tobacco
C# B
Now nothing grows no matter what we try
D#m B F#
You know that store two counties over
D#m B F#
On Tuesday nights they only run one man
D#m B F#
Now hear me out I know it's risky
C# B
But you gotta trust me, I've got a plan
[Chorus]
B F#
You can't call yourself a farmer just because you plant a seed
B
You must bargain with the dirt
F# C#
Your hands must blister, they must bleed
D#m C# F# B
Only then will you find beauty not in the bloom but in the weeds
D#m C# B F#
O' lover, love is not the only thing from you I need
[Interlude]
D#m B F# D#m B F#
[Verse]
D#m B F#
Got my dad's 38 revolver
D#m B F#
And I've got a car that'll get us away
D#m B F#
We'll just let it do the talking
C# B
No one gets hurt if they listen to what I say
D#m B F#
Now get your hands where I can see em
D#m B F#
Keep your mouth shut and fill the bag
D#m B F#
Thought I made myself extremely clear
C# B
What part of that did you not understand?
[Chorus]
B F#
You can't call yourself a farmer just because you plant a seed
B
You must bargain with the dirt
F# C#
Your hands must blister, they must bleed
D#m C# F# B
Only then will you find beauty not in the bloom but in the weeds
D#m C# B F#
O' lover, love is not the only thing from you I need
D#m C# B F#
No lover, love is not the only thing from you I need
[Interlude]
D#m B F# D#m B F#
D#m B F# C# B
[Verse]
D#m B F#
Now listen up babe, please stop shaking
D#m B F#
It's very important what I'm bout to say
D#m B F#
We only did what we did to survive
C# B
No one can know what happened here today