Tva

Intro G C D G G C D G i grew up two hours north of birmingham G C D G me and my Daddy used to fish next to wilson dam G C D G he told some stories , camaros and j . w . dant D C D G when i got a little older , i wouldn’t and now Daddy can’t Chorus C D G so i thank god for the tva C D G thank god for the tva G C D G G/F# Em where me and my Daddy used to bow to the river and pray C D G thank god for the tva G C D G when i was 15 , me and my girl sat out on the lock G C D G watchin’ the raccoons and terrapins dance on rocks G C D G she let me put my hand up under her shirt D C D G i wanted her to want me so bad , it hurt Chorus C D G so i thank god for the tva C D G thank god for the tva G C D G G/F# Em where me and my baby used to lay around and wait on the day C D G thank god for the tva Intro 3 times , then D C D G G C D G my grandDaddy told me when he was just 7 or so G C D G his Daddy lost work and they didn’t have a row to hoe G C D G not too much to eat for 7 boys and 3 girls D C D G all lived in a tent , a bunch of sharecroppers versus the world G C D G so his momma sat down and wrote a letter to fdr G C D G then a couple days later , a couple of country men came in a car G C D G rolled out in the field , told his Daddy to put down the plow D C D G and he helped build the damn , gave power to most the south Chorus C D G so i thank god for the tva C D G thank god for the tva G C D G G/F# Em where roosevelt let us all work for an honest day’s pay C D G thank god for the tva