Oreilly Luck - Buddy Jewell Chords
Chords: D, Am7, G, Dsus2, Dsus4, C/G, A, F, C
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Genre: country, folk, pop
[Intro] (x2)
(Dsus2) (D) (Dsus4) (D) (Dsus2) (D) (Dsus4) (D)
[Verse]
D
Grand daddy used to sit me on his knee,
Am7 G
And tell me how it was in the old country.
D
Famine and floods and crops that failed,
Am7 G D
I'd listen for hours as he told his tale.
[Instrumental]
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
[Verse]
D
He said, 'There must have been a curse on the family name,'
Am7 G
But he swore he'd be the one to break that chain.
D
With the money he saved by the sweat of his brow,
Am7 G D
He'd get 'em out of there, some day, somehow.
G C/G G
Well, he never was much of a gamblin' man.
D
But he dreamed of passage to the 'promised land'.
G C/G G A
Bet it all on a better life in A meric a,
F C D
He said, 'We'll change our fate and this danged O'Reilly luck.'
[Instrumental] (x2)
(Dsus2) (D) (Dsus4) (D) (Dsus2) (D) (Dsus4) (D)
[Verse]
D
I can only imagine the look on his face,
Am7 G
Tickets in hand, as they counted the days.
D
El even passports, no turnin' back,
Am7 G D
De cidin' what they should, and shouldn't pack.
[Instrumental]
Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
[Verse]
D
But the baby caught the fever, just days before,
Am7 G
And the doctor hung a sheet on their front door.
D
For two long weeks, they were quarantined,
Am7 G D
Stra nded with nothin' but his shattered dream
G C/G G
Well, he never was much of a gamblin' man.
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