Mike Dean - 7 and 7
Album: Woods

http://www.myspace.com/mikedeansongwriter
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MikeDean

This is written for everyone working in the oilfield. 

Intro ;
(G), (Em), (C), (G)  (x4)

(G)         (Em)
Early in the morning
     (C)               (G)
I get up and leave your side
         (G)          (Em)
I throw my bag on that chopper
  (C)             (G)
We take off and we fly
(G)   (Em)        (C)        (G)
Miles out into the Gulf of Mexico
(G)                (Em)             (C)         (G)
Right over that line where the brown water turns blue

Intro(x2)

    (G)                    (Em)
The guys out here joke about Jody
         (C)            (G)
And how he got my girl and gone
  (G)              (Em)
But they don't know us
                  (C)          (G)
Nah they don't know nothing about trust
 (G)     (Em)
So 7-6-5-4-3-2-1
      (C)             (G)
And the chopper touches down
         (G)           (Em)
Throw my bag back in my truck
       (C)       (G)
And I'm your arms bound

Chorus:

(G)   (Em)
7 days home
(C)   (G)
7 days gone
         (G)           (Em)
I'm just thinking about you
        (C)        (G)
On this production platform

Intro x2

(G)                (Em)
Mark, our crane operator
      (C)                (G)
He had tears in his eyes today
        (G)              (Em)
He just stood up on the heliport
     (C)                 (G)
Kinda looking out at the waves
          (G)              (Em)
He said he missed his baby girl
              (C)             (G)
He only got to see for a couple days
           (G)           (Em)
I said we're almost home buddy Mama's got her
     (C)              (G)
And a smile went across his face

(G)   (Em)
7 days home
(C)   (G)
7 days gone
         (G)           (Em)
I'm just thinking about you
        (C)       (G)
On this production platform

Intro x2

         (Am)        (C)    
Well this oilfield career
              (Am)           (C)
It's sure been good to my family
(Am)             (C)
They're the ones I think about
      (Am)           (C)
When it comes time to leave
(Am)         (C)
One day I'll retire
      (Am)                 (C)
And my feet won't leave the land
      (D)
Until then I got to make a living
     (D)
I'm a Louisiana man

Intro x2

(G)   (Em)
7 days home
(C)   (G)
7 days gone
         (G)           (Em)
I'm just thinking about you
        (C)       (G)
On this production platform

(G)   (Em)
7 days home
(C) (G)

(G)   (Em)
7 days gone
(C) (G)