Oak Island
Recorded by Zach Bryan
Album: The Great American Bar Scene (2024)

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(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
Rail (Am)tie worker, I've been laying ties on (G)cold (F) ground
But I'm (Am)leaving this evening on the same tracks (G)I laid down (Am)
There's some (Am)boys out in Jersey that are calling me (G)out by name (F)
I got a (Am)reason to believe I ain't glory (G)bound anyway (F)
 
(Break)
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(Verse 2)
And if you're (Am)readin' this letter, tell my mother and my (G)brother that I (F)love 'em
He's (Am)got the better blood of my old man and (G our (F) cousins
But he (Am)made a bad deal with some boys out (G)on Oak (F)Island
And if (Am)he don't pay, they say th�uy're (G)bound to (F)find him
 
(Chorus)
But (C)if I (G)find 'em (Am)on that (F)island (C)first
The (G)worst is y�ut to come (Am) (F)
'Cause (C)no blood (G)in the (Am)mud I was (F)raised in (C)spends
(G)Life on the run (Am) (F)
 
(Break)
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(Verse 3)
And I (Am)went to Jay's tavern and it happens that the boys (G)were there (F)
Recog-(Am)nized his backside from the color of our (G)mother's hair (F)
And my (Am)brother found another way to make himself a (G)decent little (F)livin'
He (Am)turned around and found himself a lickin' only blood could (G) give him (F)
 
(Verse 4)
And I (Am)told him I was there to keep him clear of (G)that island (F)
He (Am)said, "I love you Mickey, but I (G)found out that (F)I�fm them"
And I (Am)got bad blood with some blood out (G)on Oak (F)Island
And if (Am)he stays, I say I am (G)bound to (F)find him
 
(Chorus)
But (C)if I (G)find 'em (Am)on that (F)island (C)first
The (G)worst is y�ut to come (Am) (F)
'Cause (C)no blood (G)in the (Am)mud we's (F)raised in (C)spends
(G)Life on the run (Am) (F)
 
(Solo Outro.)
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