Norman Blake - Ginseng Sullivan Chords

[Intro]
 
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[Verse 1]
C
About three miles from the Batelle yard
                          F
From the reverse curve on down
                     C
Not far south of the town depot
Am                   Em
Sullivan's shack was found
G                  C
Back on the higher ground.
 
[Verse 2]
C
You could see him every day
                      F
Just walking down the line
                        C
With his old brown sack across his back
        Am               Em
And his long hair down behind
G                    C
Speaking his worried mind.
 
[Chorus]
 
It's a long way to the delta
                       F
From the North Georgia hills
                       C
A tote sack full of ginseng
                       F
Won't pay no traveling bills
         A#maj7     C
Now, I'm too old to ride the rails
Dm                G
Or thumb the road alone
           C          F               C
So I guess I'll never make it back to home
   C           F           G     C
My muddy water Mississippi delta home.
 
[Break 1]
 
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[Verse 3]
C
The winters here, they get too cold
                     F
The damp it makes me ill
                          C
Can't dig no roots in the mountainside
         Am                    Em
With the ground froze hard and still
      G                       C
Gotta stay at the foot of the hill.
 
[Verse 4]
C
But next summer, things turn right
                       F
The companies will pay high
                          C
I'll make enough money to pay my bills
Am                      Em
Bid these mountains goodbye
G                   C
Then he said with a sigh
 
[Chorus]
 
It's a long way to the delta
                       F
From the North Georgia hills
                       C
A tote sack full of ginseng
                       F
Won't pay my traveling bills
         A#maj7     C
Now, I'm too old to ride the rails
Dm                G
Or thumb the road alone
           C          F               C
So I guess I'll never make it back to home
   C           F           G     C
My muddy water Mississippi delta home.
   C           F           G     C
My muddy water Mississippi delta home.
 
[Outro]
 
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