10,000 Maniacs - Dust Bowl

      [Intro]
Em G Em G

[Verse 1:]
Em        G  C               G
I should know to leave them home
Em          G                            C                  G
They follow me through the store with these toys I can't afford
Em     G                   A7              Cmaj7
Kids, take them back, you know better than that
            Em                     G
Dolls that talk, astronauts, t.v. games, airplanes
      A7                 Cmaj7
They don't understand and how can I explain?

[Chorus 1:]
G D/F#    Em      D        C
I try and try but I can't save
G        D/F#     Em       D   C
Pennies, nickels dollars slip away
G    D/F#       Em       D        C
I've tried and tried but I can't save

[Verse 2:]
Em    G             C             G
My youngest girl has bad fever, sure
Em             G           C                G
All night with alcohol to cool and rub her down
Em         G          A7           Cmaj7
Ruby, I'm tired, try and get some sleep
         Em               G
I'm adding doctor's fees to remedies
A7             Cmaj7
With the cost of three day's work lost

[Chorus 1:]
G D/F#    Em      D        C
I try and try but I can't save
G        D/F#     Em       D   C
Pennies, nickels dollars slip away
G    D/F#       Em       D        C
I've tried and tried but I can't save

[Chorus 2:]
    G       D/F#     Em       D C
The hole in my pocketbook is growing
C                    D
There's a new wind blowing they say
      G                    Em
It's gonna be a cold, cold one
    C                D
So brace yourselves my darlings
    G        D C
It won't bring anything much our way
              Em
But more bust bowl days

[Verse 3:]
Em    G             C             G
I played a card in this weeks game
Em             G           C                G
Took the first and the last letters in three of their names
Em         G          A7           Cmaj7
This lottery's been building up for weeks
         Em               G
I could be lucky me with the five million prize
A7             Cmaj7
Tears of disbelief spilling out of my eyes

[Chorus 1:]
G D/F#    Em      D        C
I try and try but I can't save
G        D/F#     Em       D   C
Pennies, nickels dollars slip away
G    D/F#       Em       D        C
I've tried and tried but I can't save

[Chorus 2:]
    G       D/F#     Em       D C
The hole in my pocketbook is growing
C                    D
There's a new wind blowing they say
      G                    Em
It's gonna be a cold, cold one
    C                D
So brace yourselves my darlings
    G        D C
It won't bring anything much our way
              Em
But more bust bowl days