Nose On The Grindstone
Recorded by Tyler Childers
(Capo on 3)
Intro.: 3/4|(Dm) / / | x 8 bars
Daddy (Dm)worked like a (F)mule mining (C)Pike County (Dm)coal
He (Dm)f**ked up his (F)back and couldn't (C)work any-(Dm)more
He said (F)one of these (C)days you'll get (G)out of these (Dm)hills
Keep your (F)nose on the (C)grindstone and (G)out of the pills |(Dm) / / | x 4 bars
See, the (Dm)ways of this (F)world will just (C)bring you to (Dm)tears
Keep the (Dm)Lord in your (F)heart and you'll have (C)nothin' to (Dm)fear
Live the (F)best that you (C)can and don't (G)lie and don’t (Dm) steal
Keep your (F)nose on the (C)grindstone and (G)out of the pills |(Dm) / / | x 4 bars
(Chorus)
(F)Daddy, I've been (C)trying, I just (G)can't catch a (Dm)break
There's too (F)much in this (C)world I (G)can't seem to (Dm)shake |(Dm) / / | x 3 bars
But I re-(F)member your (C)words, Lord they (G)bring me the (Dm)chills
Keep your (F)nose on the (C)grindstone and (G)out of the pills |(Dm) / / | x 4bars
Solo: |(Dm) / / |(F) / / |(C) / / |(Dm) / / |(Dm) / / |
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|(Dm) / / |(F) / / |(C) / / |(G) / / |(Dm) / / |
|(Dm) / / |(F) / / |(C) / / |(G) / / |(Dm) / / |
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Keep in (Dm)mind that a (F)man's just as (C)good as his (Dm)word
It (Dm)takes twice as (F)long to build (C)bridges you've (Dm)burned
And there's (F)hurt you can (C)cause time a-(G)lone cannot (Dm) heal
Keep your (F)nose on the (C)grindstone and (G)out of the pills |(Dm) / / | x 4 bars
(Chorus)
Well (F)daddy I've been (C)trying, I just (G)can't catch a (Dm)break
There's too (F)much in this (C)world I (G)can't seem to (Dm)shake |(Dm) / / | x 3 bars
But I re-(F)member your (C)words, Lord they (G)bring me the (Dm)chills
Keep your (F)nose on the (C)grindstone and (G)out of the pills (Dm)
(Tag)
Keep your (F)nose on the (C)grindstone
Outro.: |(G) / / |(G) / / |(G) / / |(G) - - - |(Dm) - - - - -
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