Down The Dream

C# F# B F# C# G# C# F# B F# C# Fm F# I stop to lean at the entrance to the highway C# A#m G# On a leg of an underpass C# F# Fm A#m G# F# And it was there that George caught up with me___ C# G#/C A#m F# C# We drank his pint of freedom down the dream C# G#/C F#/A# B F# I invest my soul in company C# G# I bet the big exchange C# G#/C F#/A# B F# First of all for love of thee and C# Secon'all deranged Fm F# There ought to be something to fall back on C# A#m G# Like a knife or a career C# F# Fm A#m G# F# Oh, heavy is the heart that bears a started life B F# C# In the dying time of year B F# C# F# In the dying time of year F#/C# D#m D#m/A# F7 I left my pots and plans on the landlord's stove F# C# G#/C A#m G# F# And was drove down through the Texas heat___ D#m7 G# Threw my love out in the street C# F# B George is coloured and I am white F# C# And George could go for me C# G#/C F#/A# B F# George is wondering if I might__ C# Go for him Fm F# Go to Louisiana C# A#m G# Rocking a banjo on my knee C# F# Fm A#m G# F# After a man that said he'd go for me____ C# G# A#m F# C# George, I'm all gone down the dream G# A#m F# C# George, I'm all gone down the dream G# C# F# C# George, I'm all gone down the dream