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