An Article From Life

C C C C C Evening sun had just gone down G On five acres of ground. I’m in Georgia When the back door opened silently C She had made some tea and said here this is for you Then a man selling magazines stopped C7 F And began talking to my wife C And before he left there well that man had sold her G C Twelve months subscriptions to Life F And On page twenty-five it said all C New York was alive and really swinging F Then page 29 it showed a picture of parties C G C And wine with people singing C Well it wasn't long until I saved G A thousand dollar bill from the harvest And I had planned to buy more land C But my baby hit me where it hurts the hardest C She said I’d like to see New York F What could I say except to say that’s fine C And while she was packing my thoughts wandered back and G C That article from Life ran through my mind A D Oh New York was still alive at 2 am A When we arrived Sunday morning She said we’d only stay a week D Cause in seven months our first child would be born She knew it meant the world to me G Still the parties and the wild life changed her mind D She begged to be set free I said it just can’t be A D In anger I took my darlings life G D Read about the harvest crime turn to page 29 A D G A D I’m featured in an article from Life