Intro
F#
Momma's dead and gone
Papa ain't there
Momma's dead and gone
And Papa don't care
F# B F# B F# B F#
[Verse]
F#
Brother buried his head
B F#
Pocket full of shotgun shells
B F#
It's just a merry man
B F# B
Stuck in that whiskey well
[Chorus]
A
What's left of my backbone
B
Is building this broken home
F# E
Building it up just to leave
A
Said he could change me
B
How could you blame me
F# E
Not breaking the law to break free
A B F#
So please, take Jackson out of me
[Verse]
F#
Sister lays her head
B F#
She's just a little queen
B F#
She don't do many things
B F#
But she sure can sing
B F#
Your hopeless soul
B F#
Begging for more time
B F#
Grab a dive and get old
B F# B
Too bad you ain't the killing kind
[Chorus]
A
What's left of my backbone
B
Is building this broken home
F# E
Building it up just to leave
A
Said he could change me
B
How could you blame me
F# E
Not breaking the law to break free
A B F#
So please, take Jackson out of me
[Bridge]
F# C# B
For this country weighs me down
F# C# B
There's nothing left for me in this town
F# C# B
These dreams I made before I went
F# C# B
For I won't waste no more time, yeah!
[Chorus]
A
What's left of my backbone
B
Is building this broken home
F# E
Building it up just to leave
A
Said he could change me
B
How could you blame me
F# E
Not breaking the law to break free
A B F# B F#
So please, take Jackson out of me
[Outro]
F# B F#
Take Jackson out of me
Take Jackson out of me