Shadows of the Heartland
Bobby Pinson

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Verse One:
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Sittin in the shade made by a hay truck on a hot day

A cloud of dust on an old dirt road meant lemonade was on the way
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She was beautiful, and her daddy said that I made a good hand
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We laid there on the ground as the sun went down
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On the shadows of the heartland

Verse Two:
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I helped her daddy fix up his old beat-up red Ford pick-up

I had her shinin' like a diamond, he said climb behind the wheel son
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She was beautiful, said take her slow as he placed the keys in my hand
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And dancin' in the headlights that night, shadows of the heartland

Chorus:
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Heaven can't be far away from the fields of gold where I was raised
          G
Where the sun shines bright but the light comes from the word
          D
Where you know you reap the seeds you sow
    C
You count your blessings row by row
    G
And sweat and blood and tears and love still work
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The life I live the love I give the man I am
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Shadows of the heartland

Verse Three:
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Friday night lights shining bright the last game of the season

We were just one play away from being undefeated
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The pass was beautiful, but somehow that ball slipped right through my hands
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She was there to hold me close when it turned cold
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In the shadows of the heartland

Chorus:
D                                 C
Heaven can't be far away from the fields of gold where I was raised
          G
Where the sun shines bright but the light comes from the word
          D
Where you know you reap the seeds you sow
    C
You count your blessings row by row
    G
And sweat and blood and tears and love still work
    Em              D               C
The life I live the love I give the man I am
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Shadows of the heartland


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Amazing grace and a place to plow
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That's what her dad was all about
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Wish he was with us now

Chorus:
D                                 C
Heaven can't be far away from the fields of gold where I was raised
          G
Where the sun shines bright but the light comes from the word
          D
Where you know you reap the seeds you sow
    C
You count your blessings row by row
    G
And sweat and blood and tears and love still work
    Em              D               C
The life I live the love I give the man I am
               G
Shadows of the heartland