Fracked Up

©2012 Garrett Clevenger

Am    C  Am I've got a fracked up son and a dead beat dad.

C    G  Am My honey died now I'm feeling bad.

F    C  G Mortgage is due. There's bills to pay.

F  C  G  C They say that gas will save the day.

Am    C  Am Long ago upon this land

C    G  Am life was livin', dyin' and

F    C  G eventually it turned to coal

F  C  G  C and gas they say is natural.

D        Am   I'm just tryin' to stay alive.

D        Am   Everyone wants to survive.

E        G     A pile of cash beats a hole of debt.

D        E     The cost may be high but it's worth the bet.

Am    C  Am I've got a killer view in my backyard.

C    G  Am Drill rigs sprouts like they've been farmed.

F    C  G Not as nice as it used to be,

F  C  G  C sucking out our destiny.

Am    C  Am The water's fracked, filled with waste,

C    G  Am leavin' more than bad taste.

F    C  G Money speaks louder than good sense.

F  C  G  C Health's worth less than dollars and cents.

D        Am   We're just tryin' to stay alive.

D        Am   Everyone wants to survive.

E        G     A pile of cash beats a whole lot of debt.

D        E     The cost may be high but it's worth the bet.

Am    C  Am Now we're stuck on this treadmill.

C    G  Am We take two steps and make the kill.

F    C  G Up ahead it's worse than here.

F  C  G  C Does the money you make offer more than fear?

D        Am   You're just trying' to stay alive.

D        Am   Everyone wants to survive.

E        G     A pile of cash and a lot of regret

D        E     makes it hard to live and let.

Am    C  Am I've got a fracked up son and a dead beat dad.

C    G  Am My honey died now I'm feeling bad.

F    C  G Mortgage is due and there's bills to pay.

F  C  G  Am They say that gas will save the day.