Chicken on the Ground Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
CHICKEN ON THE GROUND
Verse 1:
[G] There's an old familiar hillside over[C/G]looking Emhouse,Texas
Where i [G]left some childhood memories layin' [D]round
I can[G] almost hear the singing,i can [C/G]still remember praying
At them[G] old campground meetings eatin' c[D]hicken on the g[G]round
Chorus:
[G] With them [D]hallelujahs ringin',every[G]body shoutin',singin'
Give me that old time religion,Jesus loves me,this i k[D]now
When [G]life was finger-lickin' good and[C/G] God lived in our neighborhood
At them[G] old campground meetin's eatin' c[D]hicken on the g[C/G]round
Verse 2:
[G] I can still remember feelin' all that[C/G] happiness inside me
When i p[G]raised the Lord and laid my burdens [D]down
But that c[G]hicken must have tasted better [C/G]than the word of God
'Cause it went s[G]lippin' through my fingers and [D]rollin' on the g[G]round
Chorus.
Verse 3:
[G] I reckon everyone of us can[C/G] call back or remember
When the t[G]aste and smell of youth was all ar[D]ound
And i [G]reckon in our own way ever[C/G]yone of us is payin' now
For [G]eatin' chicken and not listenin' to[D] old Parson B[G]rown
Chorus (x3).
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