Verse
A D A
Well I was born in this valley, on this ranch, I was raised
A Bm E
I learned to lope, rope and dally, on the S lazy H
A D A
Well the roots of my people, they run deep on this place
A C#m D E A
I am sixth generation on the S lazy H
[Verse 2]
A D A
When it came to the future, I never gave it a thought
A Bm E
If there were broncs to be broken, endless steers to be caught
A D A
Well my youth, it was carefree, for the work was my play
A C#m D E A
And what I loved would always be there on the S lazy H
[Verse 3]
A D A
I had one beloved sister a few years younger than me
A Bm E
Before a sole cowboy had kissed her, she left for school in the East
A D A
Me I might have gone to college, might have liked to fly planes
A C#m D E A
But my dad, he needed help to run the S lazy H
[Verse 4]
A D A
So I worked there long-side him, put adult years in this place
A Bm E
And I gained appreciation, for the lines on his face
A D A
And when mom had grown older, and when dad passed away
A C#m D E A
It fell to me to look after the S lazy H
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A D Bm A E A D A
[Verse 5]
A D A
By now my sister she had married a sharp attorney back East
A Bm E
We didn’t see eye to eye but, I did my best to make peace
A D A
What did they see when they looked over, over the fence one fine day
A C#m D E A
They saw a whole lot of value in the S lazy H
[Verse 6]
A D A
So after thought and assessment, the court awarded them half
A Bm E
And no cow-calf operation carries that kind of cash
A D A
Well I worked through the numbers, worked them every which way
A D A
Yeah I went through the numbers, oh and boys I’m afraid
A C#m D E A
I had to sell twenty sections of the S lazy H
[Verse 7]
A D A
Sometimes right isn’t equal, sometimes equal’s not fair
A Bm E
There will soon be rows of houses on that ridge over there
A D A
Many lifetimes of labor will be all but erased
A C#m D E A
So shed a tear and look skyward, God help the S lazy H
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A D Bm A E A D A
[Verse 8]
A D A
The last few years were a struggle, but I gave it my best
A Bm E
And I tried to go forward on the land that was left
A D A
I have lived with the sorrow and I will die with the shame
A C#m D E A
For now the bank owns what’s left of the S lazy H