Past Fifty
Stan Rogers
C(sus4) : x33011 |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | (2x) Some_ living_ no_ one time for giving_ I ain't got a dime_ Winds are blowing_ wheat_ fields_ are growing_ bit none of it's mine_ Gets_ so I_ just_ watch people go by_ looking away_ I tell_ you_ I'm almost through_ I'd hate_ think to see another day_ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | Easy lady_ I know you're always ready_ selling your time_ My last_ dollar_ I pinched it 'til it hollered_ and bought me some wine_ I'm past caring_ it's all I got for sharing_ so if you're for free_ I tell_ you_ I'm almost_ through_ I'm tired as a man can be_ I want to go home to the Maker_ home_ to the Chief_ The Holy_ Word_ made me sure my_ worried mind would find relief-e-e-ef;_ I'm going through-ough_ life_ like_ a'Pilgrim_ lost in_ a storm;_ With winds_ that_ blow_ to_ make me_ cold_ but the Holy Body keeps me-e_ warm_ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | Some_ morning_ I'd like to see me warming_ my feet by a fire_ Eggs and bacon_ coffee I'd be making_ couldn't be finer!_ A good living_ extra bit forgiving_ someone like me_ I tell you_ I'm almost through_ I'm_ tired as a man can be_ I want to go home to the Maker_ home_ to the Chief_ The Holy_ Word_ made me sure my_ worried mind would find relief-e-e-ef;_ I'm going through-ough_ life_ like_ a'Pilgrim_ lost in_ a storm;_ With winds_ that_ blow_ to_ make me_ cold_ but the Holy Body keeps me-e_ warm_ I want to go home to the Maker_ home_ to the Chief_ The Holy_ Word_ made me sure my_ worried mind would find relief-e-e-ef;_ I'm going through-ough_ life_ like_ a'Pilgrim_ lost in_ a storm;_ With winds_ that_ blow_ to_ make me_ cold_ but the Holy Body keeps me-e_ warm_ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | (2x)