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