I'm not 100% sure of this... but it sounds fine when I sing it... thats me though. 
Comment with corrections if it sounds wrong.




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On the day you rattled up the line
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To work my familys land

Mama caught us smilin 
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And she took me by the hand
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And she said what your young heart 
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See's in him I'll never understand

Cause its a sorry life to live
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Lovin' a share croppin' man

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Why his back is nearly broken 
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By the time his day is through

And his dirty hands are empty
        E
When he brings 'em home to you
   D
So dont come runnin back here
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When his soil turns to sand

Its a sorry life to live
         E             A
Lovin' a share croppin man

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On a cold November evenin'
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Cross the bitter plains we ran

Far from that old shotgun 
       E
In our copper weddin' bands
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And you whispered life without you girl
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Is more then I can stand

But its a sorry life to live
         E              A
Lovin' a share croppin' man

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My back is nearly broken
       E              A
By the time my day is through

And my dirty hands are empty
       E
When I bring them home to you
   D
So remember that I warned you
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When our soil turns to sand

Its a sorry life to live 
         E              A 
Lovin' a share croppin' man

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On our youngest daughters finger
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Sits a simple copper band

The boy we worked last summers 
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Gone and asked her for her hand
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And she said watchin you and Daddy
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Through the years I understand

That I want to live my life
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Lovin' a share croppin' man

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Well he'd sooner break his back
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Then break a promise made to you

And his empty hands are dirty
        E
But his heart is pure and true
        D
And the good Lord guides his steady plow
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Through soil or through sand

The sweetest life to lives
         E             A
Lovin' a share croppin man
        D
And the good Lord guides his steady plow
        A
Through soil or through sand

The sweetest life to lives
         E             A
Lovin' a share croppin man