1. Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream 1 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band C Way back in my memory, there’s a F C scene that I recall, of a G C little run-down cabin in the woods. Where C my dad never promised, that our F C blue moon would turn gold, but he G C laid awake nights wishin’ that it would C0003 F2010 G0232 Am2000

2. Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream 2 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band C When the world was on our radio, hard F C work was on our minds. We G C / / lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion / C With ol' overalls and cotton balls all F C strapped across your back. Man it’s G C hard to make believe ain't nothing wrong C0003 F2010 G0232 Am2000

3. Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream 3 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Am But momma kept the bible read and F daddy kept our family fed and C G Somewhere in between I must have grown, cause Am someday I was dreamin' that a F song that I was singin’ takes me C G Down the road to where I want to go Am / G / C Now I know, it's a long hard road C0003 F2010 G0232 Am2000

4. Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream 4 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |:C |F C |G |C :| x2 C! / / / Sometimes I remember when I F! / C! / stayed up late at night – when the G! / / / C / / / Sun-up came, we got up and went. In the C shadows of a working' day our F C / moonlight hours spent, singin’ G C songs along with Gram-ma's radio C0003 F2010 G0232 Am2000

5. Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream 5 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band C Now I'm beatin' down the ol' blacktop road F C sleepin' in a sack G / / C Livin' in my memories all in vain. Cause those C city lights ain’t all that bright F C Com-pared to what it’s like, to see G / / / C Lightning Bugs go dancin' in the rain C0003 F2010 G0232 Am2000

6. Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream 6 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Am Momma played the gui-tar then and F daddy made the saw blade bend and C / raindrops played the / / G tin roof like a drum C0003 F2010 G0232 Am2000

7. Long Hard Road, The Sharecropper’s Dream LAST Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Am But I just kept on dreamin' that a F song that I was singin’ takes me C G down the road to where my name is known Am / G / C Now I'm gone, and it’s a long hard road Am / G G C Yes I know, it’s a long hard road. C0003 F2010 G0232 Am2000