Take 'em Away — Old Crow Medicine Show
Chords and lyrics for Take 'em Away by Old Crow Medicine Show (key of C).
Chorus
[C] Take 'em away,[F] take 'em away, Lord
[C] Take away these [G]chains from me
[C] My heart is broken 'cause [F]my spirit's not free
[C] Lord, take away these [G]chains from [C]me
Verse 1
[C]Some bird feathers are too [F]bright to be caged
I [C]know I'm not that colorful but a [G]bird just the same
[C]Open up your gate now let me [F]put down my load
So [C]I can feel at ease and go [G]back to my [C]home
Chorus
[C] Take 'em away,[F] take 'em away, Lord
[C] Take away these [G]chains from me
[C] My heart is broken 'cause [F]my spirit's not free
[C] Lord, take away these [G]chains from [C]me
Verse 2
[C]Sun beatin' down my legs [F]can't seem to stand
There's a [C]boss man at a turnrow with a [G]rifle in his hand
[C] I've got nine children, [F]nothin' in the pan
My [C]wife she died hungry while [G]I was plowin' [C]land
Chorus
[C] Take 'em away,[F] take 'em away, Lord
[C] Take away these [G]chains from me
[C] My heart is broken 'cause [F]my spirit's not free
[C] Lord, take away these [G]chains from [C]me
Instrumental
[F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 3
[C]Can't see when I go to work, can't [F]see when I get off
[C] How do you expect a man [G]not to get lost
[C]Every year I just keep getting [F]deeper in debt
If [C]there's a happy day, Lord, I [G]haven't seen one [C]yet
Chorus
[C] Take 'em away,[F] take 'em away, Lord
[C] Take away these [G]chains from me
[C] My heart is broken 'cause [F]my spirit's not free
[C] Lord, take away these [G]chains from [C]me
Verse 4
[C]Land that I love is the [F]land that I'm workin'
But it's[C] hard to love it all the time when your [G]back is a-hurtin'
[C] Gettin' too old now to [F]push this here plow
[C] Please let me lay down so I [G]can look at the [C]clouds
Chorus
[C] Take 'em away,[F] take 'em away, Lord
[C] Take away these [G]chains from me
[C] My heart is broken 'cause [F]my spirit's not free
[C] Lord, take away these [G]chains from [C]me
Instrumental
[F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 5
[C]The land that I know is where two [F]rivers collide
The [C]Brazos, the Navaso and the [G]big blue sky
[C]Flood plains, freight trains, [F]watermelon vines
Of any [C]place on God’s green earth, this is [G]where I choose to [C]die
Chorus
[C] Take 'em away,[F] take 'em away, Lord
[C] Take away these [G]chains from me
[C] My heart is broken 'cause [F]my spirit's not free
[C] Lord, take away these [G]chains from [C]me
Outro
[F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C]
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