Dirt Cheap — Cody Johnson
Chords and lyrics for Dirt Cheap by Cody Johnson (key of C).
Intro
[C] [Cm] [C]
Verse
[C] They came in thinkin' top dollar
[Em] To that old cotton crop farmer
[F] They knocked on his screen door and he said
"Lord, what you [C]need, boys?" And they said
[C]"You know all the others went and cashed out
[Em]They got the subdivision all mapped out
[F] It'll sit right here on this land
And you can leave town a [C]rich man"
And he said, [G]"Boys, whatever you're offerin', it won't be [F]enough
Chorus
'Cause I got [C]a little girl that used to swing right there
[Em]I still see her pink bow in her brown hair
[F]She's in the big city, but she still calls home
What's she gonna do if she comes back and we're gone?
[C]And over there, under that white oak tree
[Em]Beneath the cross is where my best buddy's buried
[F]It lasted thirteen huntin' season runnin' strong
Keep your money 'cause a man can't leave his dog
[Am]And over there is where I [G]got down on one [F]knee
You can't [F]buy that [G]kind of dirt [C]cheap"
Verse
[C]One man smiled and he kinda looked away
The other [Em]said, "Before we go, I gotta know one thing
Between the [F]droughts and the floods through all the years
What in the world got you through?
How the hell'd you get here?" And he said
Chorus
[C]"That little girl that used to swing right there
[Em]I still see her pink bow in her brown hair
[F]Runnin' up after one of them long days
A big smile makin' every little worry fade
[C]And over there, under that white oak tree
[Em]Beneath the cross where my best buddy's buried
[F]All them huntin' seasons freezin' in a Jon boat
Me and him, double-barrel and a two-stroke
[Am]And that woman that said 'yes' [G]when I got down on [F]one knee
Yeah you can't [F]buy that [G]kind of dirt [C]cheap"
Break
No, it ain't [Am]somethin' you fall into
It's [G]somethin' God gives you
[F] And you hold on to
Chorus
Just like that [C]little girl that used to swing right there
[C] [Em]Still see her pink bow in her brown hair
[Em]She's in the [F]big city now, but she still calls home
She's comin' back next week and, man, it's been too long
[C]And over there, under that white oak tree
[Em]Beside the cross where my best buddy's buried
[F]Lays a puppy posted up in the shade
That woman never could turn away a stray
[Am]I guess that's why she said 'yes' [G]when I got down on [F]one knee
Lord, [Am]long as all this is here, why the [G]hell would I ever [F]leave?
Yeah you can't buy that [G]kind of dirt cheap"[C]
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