We Did Our Best
John Hartford
Going Back to Dixie
Transcribed by:  Verne Garrison
Banjo  tuned E, Capo 3, Key of:G  3/4 time
    G                 C
You and me, we had our time
                       G
We learned to make our way
         C                  G
You said prayers, I passed the hat
           D7         G
Back in the good old days

We worked the bars, we worked the park
And we worked the old fairgrounds
Then we counted up our change
Till the rides all closed down

We travelled around, the best we could
And slept where we layed down
We cleaned up in old back rooms
And  we ate what food we found

You even pressed my old top hat
And the spotlight set us free
You held my hand, we did our best
To get over you and me

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