Bon Jovi - Dry Countryadd

Intro: Dm C Am Bb Dm C Am Gm/BbDm CAcross the border they turnAm GWater into wineDm CSome say it's the devil's blood G DmThey're squeezing from the vineDm CSome say it's a saviour Am BbIn these hard and desperate times Dm CFor me it helps me to forget G Dm C Am Bb
That we're just born... to die Dm CI came here like so many did Am BbTo find the better life Dm CTo find my piece of easy street G DmTo finally be alive Dm C
I knew nothing good comes easy Am GAll good things take some time Dm CI made my bed I'll lie in it G DmTo die in it's the crimeFYou can't help but prosper Gm/BbWhere the streets are paved with gold Cthey say the oil wells ran depper here Bb/DThan anybody's known F
Now I packed up on my wife and kid Gm/BbAnd left them back at home CNow there's nothing in this paydirt BbThe ghosts are all I know DmNow the oil's gone Dm/CAnd the money's gone Dm/GAll the jobs are gone Bb Cstill we're hangin' on down inF
Dry county CThey're swimming in the sand BbPraying for some holy water Gm Bbto wash the sins from off our hands inFDry county CThe promise has run dryBbWhere nobody cries Bb Dm C Am Bb
And no one's getting out of here alive Dm CIn the blessed name of Jesus Am BbI heard a preacher say Dm CThat we are all God's children G DmAnd that he'd be back, back someday Dm CAnd I hoped that he knew something Am BbAs he drank his cup of wine Dm CDidn't have too good a feeling G DmAs I head out to the night FI cursed the sky to open Gm/BbI begged the clouds for rain CI prayed to God for water Bb/DFor this burning in my viens FIt was like my soul's on fire Gm/BbAnd I had to watch the flames CAll my dreams went up in ashes BbAnd my future blew away DmNow the oil's gone Dm/CAnd the money's gone Dm/GAll the jobs are gone Bb CStill we carry on down inF
Dry county CThey're swimming in the sand BbPraying for some holy water Gm Bbto wash the sins from off our hands inFDry county CThe promise has run dryBbWhere nobody criesBb FAnd no one's getting out of here alive
(Guitar Solo) Dm CMen spend thier whole lives waiting Am BbPraying for some big reward DmIt seems sometimes C GThe payoff leaves you feeling DmLike a dirty whore Dm CIf I could choose the way I'll die Am BbMake it by the gun or knife Dm C'Cause the other way there's too much painGNight after night after night F
Down in Dry county CThey're swimming in the sand BbPraying for some holy water Gm Bbto wash the sins from off our hands inFDry county CThe promise has run dryBbWhere nobody criesBb Dm C Am BbAnd no one's getting out of here alive