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